blastoid

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From blast- +‎ -oid.

Noun[edit]

blastoid (plural blastoids)

  1. (paleontology) A member of an extinct class of echinoderms, the Blastoidea.
  2. (medicine) A blastocyst grown in-vitro.
    Coordinate term: embryoid

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Adjective[edit]

blastoid (not comparable)

  1. (paleontology) Of or relating to blastoids.
  2. (medicine) Synonym of blastic

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Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From blasto- +‎ -id. First attested in 1892.[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /blasˈtɔ.it/
  • Rhymes: -ɔit
  • Syllabification: blas‧to‧id

Noun[edit]

blastoid m inan

  1. (paleontology) blastoid

Declension[edit]

Usually in the plural.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gazeta Lwowska[1], number R.82, nr 56, 1892, page 4
  2. ^ blastoid in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

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