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

Word History

Etymology

rhabd- + -ite

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