Definition of rhoptry in English:

rhoptry

noun ˈrɒptri

Zoology

A club-shaped, lysosome-like secretory organelle which is found in the motile stages of parasitic protozoans of the phylum Apicomplexa (which includes such organisms as Toxoplasma gondii) and releases its contents inside the cells of a host organism.

1960s; earliest use found in Advanced Parasitology. From French rhoptrie, apparently from ancient Greek ῥόπαλον club, with arbitrary ending.

nounˈrɒptri

Zoology

A club-shaped, lysosome-like secretory organelle which is found in the motile stages of parasitic protozoans of the phylum Apicomplexa (which includes such organisms as Toxoplasma gondii) and releases its contents inside the cells of a host organism.

1960s; earliest use found in Advanced Parasitology. From French rhoptrie, apparently from ancient Greek ῥόπαλον club, with arbitrary ending.

单词	rhoptry
释义	Definition of rhoptry in English: rhoptry noun ˈrɒptri Zoology A club-shaped, lysosome-like secretory organelle which is found in the motile stages of parasitic protozoans of the phylum Apicomplexa (which includes such organisms as Toxoplasma gondii) and releases its contents inside the cells of a host organism. Origin 1960s; earliest use found in Advanced Parasitology. From French rhoptrie, apparently from ancient Greek ῥόπαλον club, with arbitrary ending. Definition of rhoptry in US English: rhoptry nounˈrɒptri Zoology A club-shaped, lysosome-like secretory organelle which is found in the motile stages of parasitic protozoans of the phylum Apicomplexa (which includes such organisms as Toxoplasma gondii) and releases its contents inside the cells of a host organism. Origin 1960s; earliest use found in Advanced Parasitology. From French rhoptrie, apparently from ancient Greek ῥόπαλον club, with arbitrary ending.
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