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choanoblasts

choanoblasts is the plural of choanoblast.

Meaning of choanoblast

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

Questions about choanoblasts

What is choanoblasts the plural of?
Choanoblasts is the plural of choanoblast.

Words near choanoblasts in the dictionary

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

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