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statoblast

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sta-to-blast
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Etymology

From stato- + -blast.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

statoblasts (plural)

Questions

What does statoblast mean?
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.
Where does statoblast come from?
From stato- + -blast.

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