amphid
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Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἀμφιδέα (amphidéa, “anything that binds or is bound around”), from ἀμφιδέω (amphidéō, “to bind around”) + -ᾱ (-ā, action noun suffix).
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amphid (plural amphids)
- (nematology) One of a pair of chemosensory sense organs positioned laterally on the head of a nematode.
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chemosensory organ positioned laterally on the head of nematodes
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- “amphid”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.