trophocyte

noun

troph·​o·​cyte

ˈträfəˌsīt

plural -s

1

: a cell especially of the insect fat body that has a trophic function

2

: a nutritive cell of the insect ovary or testis

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary troph- + -cyte

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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