What is "rhabdite"

Rhabdite \Rhab"dite\, n. [Gr. "ra`bdos a rod.]

1. (Zo["o]l.) A minute smooth rodlike or fusiform structure found in the tissues of many Turbellaria.

2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the hard parts forming the ovipositor of insects.

n. 1 (context zoology English) A minute smooth rod-like or fusiform structure found in the tissues of many Turbellaria. 2 (context zoology English) One of the hard parts forming the ovipositor of insects.

Rhabdites (from Greek, rhabdos, rod) are rodlike structures in the cells of the epidermis or underlying parenchyma in certain turbellarians, and in the epidermis of nemerteans. They are discharged in mucous secretions. They are a defensive mechanism, which dissolve in water, and they are distasteful to most animals who would prey on rhabditid worms. In nemerteans, rhabdites form mucus on which the animals glide.

Rhabdites are rodlike structures in the cells of the epidermis or underlying parenchyma in certain turbellarians.

It may also refer to:

• Schreibersite — a rare iron nickel phosphide mineral