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acrocyst

acrocyst noun: a chitinous cyst of the gonophore at the top of the gonotheca in some hydroids.

Noun

acrocyst (plural acrocysts)

  1. A chitinous cyst of the gonophore at the top of the gonotheca in some hydroids

Forms of acrocyst

pluralacrocysts

Questions about acrocyst

What does acrocyst mean?
Acrocyst means a chitinous cyst of the gonophore at the top of the gonotheca in some hydroids.
What part of speech is acrocyst?
Acrocyst is a noun.
What is the plural of acrocyst?
The plural of acrocyst is acrocysts.

Words near acrocyst in the dictionary

  1. acrocranic
  2. acrocrany
  3. acrocyanoses
  4. acrocyanosis
  5. acrocyanotic
  6. acrocyst
  7. acrocysts
  8. ACROD
  9. acrodactylum
  10. acrodendrophile
  11. acrodendrophiles

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