Statoblast
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Statoblast is a noun meaning (zoology) 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.
Meaning
(zoology) 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.
Word Forms
- statoblasts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include blastostyle, stolon, gonoblastidium, blastozooid, strobil, cryptostome.
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