| flame cell n. A hollow cell in the excretory system of certain invertebrates, including flatworms and rotifers, containing a tuft of rapidly beating cilia that serve to propel waste products into excretory tubules. |
flame cell
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) an organ of excretion in flatworms: a hollow cup-shaped cell containing a bunch of cilia, whose movement draws in waste products and wafts them to the outside through a connecting tubule
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| Noun | 1. |  flame cell - organ of excretion in flatworms flatworm, platyhelminth - parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body excretory organ, urinary organ - an organ that separates waste substances from the blood and discharges them |
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