mycetome

noun

my·​ce·​tome

ˈmīsəˌtōm

plural -s

: either of a pair of organs in an insect (as a true bug) that consist of a cellular mass of mycetocytes and are located one in either fat body

Word History

Etymology

mycet- + -ome

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