stichosome

English

Etymology

From sticho- +‎ -some (“body”).

Noun

stichosome (plural stichosomes)

  1. A multicellular organ, very prominent in some stages of nematodes, consisting of a longitudinal series of stichocytes, and believed to be a secretory gland and storage organ.

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