membranula

noun

mem·​branu·​la

memˈbrānyələ,

-ran-

variants or less commonly membranule

ˈmembrəˌn(y)ül,

memˈbrān(ˌ)yül

plural -s

: a fine structure like a membranelle formed by the fusion of a few long cilia (as in the posterior ciliary ring of vorticellids)

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, small membrane, diminutive of membrana membrane

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