amebocyte: Meaning and Definition of

a•me•bo•cyte

Pronunciation: (u-mē'bu-sīt"), [key]
— n. Zool.
  1. a migratory, ameboid cell found in many invertebrates that functions in excretion, assimilation, etc.
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