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ectocyst

ectocyst noun: the exoskeleton of some members of Bryozoa.

Noun

ectocyst (plural ectocysts)

  1. (archaic) The exoskeleton of some members of Bryozoa.

ectocyst meaning in Tamil

ectocyst in Tamil

புறவுறை

Forms of ectocyst

pluralectocysts

Origin of ectocyst

From ecto- + cyst.

Questions about ectocyst

What does ectocyst mean?
Ectocyst means the exoskeleton of some members of Bryozoa.
What is ectocyst in Tamil?
Ectocyst in Tamil is புறவுறை. See Ectocyst meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ectocyst?
Ectocyst is a noun.
What is the plural of ectocyst?
The plural of ectocyst is ectocysts.

Words near ectocyst in the dictionary

  1. ectocraniums
  2. ectocrine
  3. ectocrines
  4. ectocuneiform
  5. ectocuneiforms
  6. ectocyst
  7. ectocystic
  8. ectocysts
  9. ectocytic
  10. ectocytosis
  11. ectoderm

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ectocyst (page history and authors); ectocyst (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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