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mycetocyte

noun
my·​ce·​to·​cyte | \ mīˈsÄ“təˌsÄ«t\
plural -s

Definition of mycetocyte

: a cell in various insects (as most true bugs) of a type that contains unicellular and probably symbiotic fungi and is usually clustered with others of its kind into paired mycetomes

History and Etymology for mycetocyte

mycet- + -cyte

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