xenosome

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

xeno- +‎ -some

Noun[edit]

xenosome (plural xenosomes)

  1. (zoology) A endosymbiotic bacterium of some marine protozoans.
  2. Particles of debris sometimes incorporated into the shells of some testate amoebae.

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