bacteriocyte
noun
bac·te·rio·cyte
bakˈtirēəˌsīt,
-ˈtē-
plural -s
: a modified fat cell occurring in the fat body of certain insects and containing groups of bacterium-shaped rods that are believed to be symbiotic bacteria compare mycetocyte
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary bacteri- + -cyte
First Known Use
1926, in the meaning defined above
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