ARCHEOCYTE


Meaning of ARCHEOCYTE in English

/ahr"kee euh suyt'/ , n. Zool.

(in sponges) a type of amoebocyte capable of developing into other types of cells, esp. reproductive cells.

Also, archaeocyte .

[ 1885-90; ARCHEO- + -CYTE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .