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mucocyst
A saclike extension below the pellicle of certain ciliates with a mucoid content that is expelled upon stimulation to form a protective covering.
The mucocyst originates in the endoplasm (the inner, more fluid layer of cytoplasm in a cell).
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muco-, muc-, muci-, mucin- +
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