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planoblast

planoblast noun: any free-swimming gonophore of a hydroid; a hydroid medusa.

Noun

planoblast (plural planoblasts)

  1. Any free-swimming gonophore of a hydroid; a hydroid medusa.

Forms of planoblast

pluralplanoblasts

Origin of planoblast

From plano- + -blast.

Questions about planoblast

What does planoblast mean?
Planoblast means any free-swimming gonophore of a hydroid; a hydroid medusa.
What part of speech is planoblast?
Planoblast is a noun.
What is the plural of planoblast?
The plural of planoblast is planoblasts.

Words near planoblast in the dictionary

  1. plannism
  2. plano
  3. plano-
  4. plano-concave
  5. plano-convex
  6. planoblast
  7. planoblasts
  8. planoccipital
  9. planocerid
  10. planocerids
  11. planoconcave

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