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生毛体 (せいもうたい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

生せい毛もう体たい

Meanings

1

noun

basal body; kinetosome

A cellular organelle that serves as the base of a cilium or flagellum. Technical term used in cell biology.

生せい毛もう体たいは繊せん毛もうや鞭べん毛もうの基き部ぶに存そん在ざいする細さい胞ぼう小しょう器き官かんである。
The basal body is an organelle located at the base of cilia and flagella.

Kanji

生life, genuine, birth
毛fur, hair, feather
体body, substance, object

Etymology

The exact derivation is uncertain; the kanji 生 (life), 毛 (hair), and 体 (body) suggest a body related to hair-like structures, fitting its biological role.