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porocyte Zool.|ˈpɒrəʊsaɪt|
[f. Gr. πόρο-ς pore n.1 + -cyte.]
In sponges, a cell containing a pore.
1898E. A. Minchin in Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. XL. 485 The especial functions and consequent peculiar form of the pore-cells, or porocytes, as they may be termed generally,..enable us to regard the pore-cells as constituting a distinct class of cell-elements. 1932Borradaile & Potts Invertebrata iii. 111 Other cells, known as porocytes, of a conical shape, extend through the jelly, having their base in the covering layer. 1940G. S. Carter Gen. Zool. Invertebrates xix. 384 These pores pass through the substance of cells which surround them—the porocytes. 1966McGraw-Hill Encycl. Sci. & Technol. II. 393/1 Cells called porocytes..pierce the walls [of calcareous sponges] at intervals and allow water to enter the central cavity. |