Etymology

rhoptry

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Today it means: A specialized secretory organelle in some protozoans Full definition →

Ancient Greek ῥόπαλον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromῥόπαλον“club”
  2. English todayrhoptry

From Ancient Greek ῥόπαλον (rhópalon, “club”) or a cognate of it, reflecting the bulbous shape of the organelle.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekῥόπαλον all →

rhopalic

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