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choanoblast

choanoblast noun: an immature choanocyte.

Noun

choanoblast (plural choanoblasts)

  1. An immature choanocyte.
    • Anteriorly there are the flagellated cells, which will later form the choanosome—these are the choanoblasts—and posteriorly there are the future ectomesenchymal cells, or the ectoblasts.1977, Earl D. Hanson, The Origin and Early Evolution of Animals, page 436

Forms of choanoblast

pluralchoanoblasts

Origin of choanoblast

From choano- + -blast.

Questions about choanoblast

What does choanoblast mean?
Choanoblast means an immature choanocyte.
What part of speech is choanoblast?
Choanoblast is a noun.
What is the plural of choanoblast?
The plural of choanoblast is choanoblasts.

Words near choanoblast in the dictionary

  1. choanephoraceous
  2. choanite
  3. choanites
  4. choanitic
  5. choano-
  6. choanoblast
  7. choanoblasts
  8. choanocytal
  9. choanocyte
  10. choanocytes
  11. choanocytic

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