TRICHONYMPH


Meaning of TRICHONYMPH in English

/trik"euh nimf'/ , n.

a flagellated protozoan of the genus Trichonympha that lives in the intestine of wood-eating termites, transforming the cellulose in the wood into soluble carbohydrates that can be utilized by the insect.

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Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .