collar cell
collar cell
nounDefinition of COLLAR CELL
: a flagellated endodermal cell that lines the cavity of a sponge and has a contractile protoplasmic cup surrounding the flagellum —called also choanocyte
First Known Use of COLLAR CELL
circa 1889
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