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/suy'teuh far"ingks/, n., pl. cytopharynges /-toh feuh rin"jeez/, cytopharynxes.the gullet of a protozoan.[CYTO- + PHARYNX]
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Cytopharynx — (griech.), Zellenschlund, s. Infusorien … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Cytopharynx — Le cytopharynx est une invagination de la membrane plasmique chez les protozoaires (et en particulier les Ciliés) ainsi que chez les rotifères. Il s agit d un autre moyen de nutrition que la phagocytose, qui consiste d abord à sélectionner les… … Wikipédia en Français
cytopharynx — noun A tube like opening in the lateral surface of a ciliate, through which food is ingested. Syn: gullet … Wiktionary
cytopharynx — An organelle in certain flagellates and ciliates that serves as a gullet through which food material passes from the cytostome to the cell interior; food passed is collected in food vacuoles, into which digestive enzymes are secreted. * * * … Medical dictionary
cytopharynx — cy·to·pharynx … English syllables
cytopharynx — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at cyto + noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cyt + pharynx : a channel leading from the surface into the protoplasm of certain unicellular organisms and functioning in ciliates as a gullet * * * /suy teuh far ingks/, n … Useful english dictionary
protozoan — /proh teuh zoh euhn/, n., pl. protozoans, (esp. collectively) protozoa / zoh euh/, adj. Biol. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotes, of the kingdom Protista, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are… … Universalium
CILIÉS — Dans le vaste monde des Protozoaires, l’embranchement des Ciliés constitue un ensemble homogène et très différencié, assez nettement séparé des autres groupes. Il est classique de caractériser les Ciliés par la possession de cils vibratiles,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
gullet — noun /ˈɡʌl.ɪt,ˈɡʌl.ət/ a) The throat or esophagus. b) The cytopharynx of a ciliate, through which food is ingested. Syn: gorge, cytopharynx … Wiktionary
cytostome — The cell “mouth” of certain complex protozoa, usually with a short gullet or cytopharynx leading food into the organism, where it is collected into food vacuoles, then circulated inside the body, eventually to be excreted through the cytopyge.… … Medical dictionary
