plasmanemen.
/ˈplazməniːm/, U.S. /ˈplæzməˌnim/ Zoology. rare.
= filopodium n.
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1969 K. Vickerman & A. G. Luckins in Nature 13 Dec. 1125/2 The variable antigens of T[rypanosoma] brucei are located in the surface coat—including that of the trypanosome's filiform appendages, here termed plasmanemes.
1974 Ciba Symp. 20 206 The exoantigen may consist of loosened cell particles covered with surface material, the so-called plasmanemes.
1981 Jrnl. Protozool. 28 313/1 These appendages have been referred to in the past as..plasmanemes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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