microneme

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noun

A specialized secretory organelle of some protozoans

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Meanings

nounmicroneme (plural micronemes)

plural micronemes

  1. biologyA specialized secretory organelle of some protozoans
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APA

microneme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microneme

MLA

“microneme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microneme. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microneme,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microneme.

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