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zoocytia

zoocytia is the plural of zoocytium.

Meaning of zoocytium

Noun

zoocytium (plural zoocytia)

  1. (archaic) The sheathe, or covering, often branched, of certain kinds of social infusoria. It is more commonly known today as the gelatinous matrix.

Questions about zoocytia

What is zoocytia the plural of?
Zoocytia is the plural of zoocytium.

Words near zoocytia in the dictionary

  1. zooculture
  2. zoocurrent
  3. zoocurrents
  4. zoocyst
  5. zoocysts
  6. zoocytia
  7. zoocytium
  8. zoodendria
  9. zoodendrium
  10. zoodermic
  11. zoodetritus

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