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Etymology
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From
Ancient Greek
τόρμος
(
tórmos
,
“
socket
”
)
+
-gen
.
Noun
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tormogen
(
plural
tormogens
)
(
cytology
)
A specialized
epidermal
cell
in
insects
, associated with the formation of the
socket
around the base of a
bristle
.
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thecogen
trichogen
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metrogon
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