prostheca

prostheca
pros·the·ca (pros-theґkə) pl. prostheґcae [Gr. prosthēkē appendage] 1. an appendage of a prokaryotic cell that forms a narrow extension and is enclosed by the cell wall. 2. a movable mandibular appendage in certain insects.

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