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statoblast

statoblast noun: a kind of bud, or pod of cells, produced in the interior of certain Bryozoa. As they develop they grow a hard shell and are usually destined to perpetuate the species, bursting open and developing.

Noun

statoblast (plural statoblasts)

  1. A kind of bud, or pod of cells, produced in the interior of certain Bryozoa. As they develop they grow a hard shell and are usually destined to perpetuate the species, bursting open and developing.

Forms of statoblast

pluralstatoblasts

Origin of statoblast

From stato- + -blast.

Questions about statoblast

What does statoblast mean?
Statoblast means a kind of bud, or pod of cells, produced in the interior of certain Bryozoa. As they develop they grow a hard shell and are usually destined to perpetuate the species, bursting open and developing.
What part of speech is statoblast?
Statoblast is a noun.
What is the plural of statoblast?
The plural of statoblast is statoblasts.

Words near statoblast in the dictionary

  1. Statlers
  2. statline
  3. statlines
  4. stato-
  5. statoacoustic
  6. statoblast
  7. statoblasts
  8. statocone
  9. statocones
  10. statoconia
  11. statoconial

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