rhabdite
noun
rhab·dite
ˈrabˌdīt
plural -s
1
: one of the minute, smooth, rodlike or fusiform structures produced in the cells of the epidermis or in cells sunk within the underlying parenchyma of many turbellarians and a few trematodes and discharged in great numbers in the mucous secretions of these animals
2
: one of the paired appendages that unite to form the ovipositor in some insects
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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