amphid

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμφιδέα (amphidéa, “anything that binds or is bound around”), from ἀμφιδέω (amphidéō, “to bind around”) +‎ -ᾱ (-ā, action noun suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæm.fɪd/

Noun

amphid (plural amphids)

1. (nematology) One of a pair of chemosensory sense organs positioned laterally on the head of a nematode.

Hypernyms

• sensillum

Derived terms

• amphidal
• amphidial
• amphid salt

Related terms

• phasmid

Translations

chemosensory organ positioned laterally on the head of nematodes

Portuguese: anfídio m

References

• “amphid”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.