epicyten.

Brit.

/ˈɛpᵻsʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈɛpəˌsaɪt/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French épicyte.

Etymology: < French épicyte (1875 or earlier) < épi- epi- prefix + -cyte -cyte comb. form.

Biology.

In a gregarine protozoan: the outermost layer of the ectoplasm, often exhibiting longitudinal folds.

ΚΠ

1877 Zool. Rec. 1875 15 580 Schneider..distinguishes between the following layers, &c., in the Gregarinidæ: (1) the ‘epicyte’, (2) the ‘sarcocyte’, (3) the ‘myocyte?’, (4) the ‘endocyte’, (5) the nucleus and nucleolus, [etc.].

1903 E. A. Minchin in E. R. Lankester Treat. Zool. i. ii. 179 The cuticle or epicyte [in Gregarines] is a membrane secreted by the ectoplasm, usually of some thickness.

1977 R. D. Manwell in J. P. Kreier Parasitic Protozoa III. i. 8 Vavra and Small were able to demonstrate in the epicyte a series of minute longitudinal folds,..and suggest that these may undulate thus causing motion.

2000 Jrnl. Orthoptera Res. No. 9. 59/1 The surface of the gregarines is invested with epicyte folds of different thickness, longitudinally arranged with cross connections.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	epicyte
释义	epicyten. Brit. /ˈɛpᵻsʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈɛpəˌsaɪt/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French épicyte. Etymology: < French épicyte (1875 or earlier) < épi- epi- prefix + -cyte -cyte comb. form. Biology. In a gregarine protozoan: the outermost layer of the ectoplasm, often exhibiting longitudinal folds. ΚΠ 1877 Zool. Rec. 1875 15 580 Schneider..distinguishes between the following layers, &c., in the Gregarinidæ: (1) the ‘epicyte’, (2) the ‘sarcocyte’, (3) the ‘myocyte?’, (4) the ‘endocyte’, (5) the nucleus and nucleolus, [etc.]. 1903 E. A. Minchin in E. R. Lankester Treat. Zool. i. ii. 179 The cuticle or epicyte [in Gregarines] is a membrane secreted by the ectoplasm, usually of some thickness. 1977 R. D. Manwell in J. P. Kreier Parasitic Protozoa III. i. 8 Vavra and Small were able to demonstrate in the epicyte a series of minute longitudinal folds,..and suggest that these may undulate thus causing motion. 2000 Jrnl. Orthoptera Res. No. 9. 59/1 The surface of the gregarines is invested with epicyte folds of different thickness, longitudinally arranged with cross connections. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1877
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