noun
also ar·che·o·cyte ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ or ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at archae- +ˌsīt
( -s )
Etymology: archae- + -cyte
: an indifferent commonly amoeboid interstitial cell ; specifically : any of certain amoebocytes of sponges that have large nuclei and blunt pseudopods, are believed to be persistent undifferentiated embryonic cells, and develop into the sex cells