ˈrabˌdīt noun
( -s )
Etymology: rhabd- + -ite
1. : one of the minute, smooth, rodlike or fusiform structures produced in the cells of the epidermis or in cells sunk within the underlying parenchyma of many turbellarians and a few trematodes and discharged in great numbers in the mucous secretions of these animals
2. : one of the paired appendages that unite to form the ovipositor in some insects