Definition of Sagittocyst. Meaning of Sagittocyst. Synonyms of Sagittocyst

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Definition of Sagittocyst

Sagittocyst
Sagittocyst Sag"it*to*cyst, n. [See Sagitta, and Cyst.] (Zo["o]l.) A defensive cell containing a minute rodlike structure which may be expelled. Such cells are found in certain Turbellaria.

Meaning of Sagittocyst from wikipedia

- all members of the family sagittiferidae they possess sagittocysts on their skin. Sagittocysts are needle like bodies 18-50 μm long that contain some...