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mycetome

Noun

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mycetome (plural mycetomes)

Either of a pair of organs, in the gut of an insect, composed of mycetocytes, that are involved in the metabolism of vitamins etc

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Mycetome endosymbionts of tsetse flies constitute a distinct lineage related to Enterobacteriaceae. Source: Internet

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