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blastostyle

blastostyle noun: in certain hydroids, an imperfect zooid whose special function is to produce medusoid buds.

Noun

blastostyle (plural blastostyles)

  1. In certain hydroids, an imperfect zooid whose special function is to produce medusoid buds.

Forms of blastostyle

pluralblastostyles

Origin of blastostyle

From blasto- + -style.

Words formed from blastostyle

Questions about blastostyle

What does blastostyle mean?
Blastostyle means in certain hydroids, an imperfect zooid whose special function is to produce medusoid buds.
What part of speech is blastostyle?
Blastostyle is a noun.
What is the plural of blastostyle?
The plural of blastostyle is blastostyles.

Words near blastostyle in the dictionary

  1. blastospore
  2. blastospores
  3. blastosporic
  4. blastosporous
  5. blastostylar
  6. blastostyle
  7. blastostyles
  8. blastotomy
  9. blastozoan
  10. blastozooid
  11. blastozooids

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