Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun choanocyte

1 sense of choanocyte

Sense 1
choanocyte, collar cell -- (any of the flagellated cells in sponges having a collar of cytoplasm around the flagellum; they maintain a flow of water through the body)
       => flagellated cell -- (any cell or one-celled organism equipped with a flagellum)