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noun
A cellular organelle found only in certain protozoa; it is specialized for phagocytosis, and usually has the form of a microtubule-supported funnel or groove.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, microbiology, natural-sciences
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noun
mouth of a protozoan
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: mouth
History
From cyto- + -stome.
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