n.
Pronunciation: ' ha- ˌ plo ̇ id
Function: adjective
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek haploeid ē s single, from haploos
Date: 1908
: having the gametic number of chromosomes typically including one of each pair of homologous chromosomes ― compare DIPLOID
– haploid noun
– hap · loi · dy \ - ˌ plo ̇ i-d ē \ noun