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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