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单词 statoblast
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statoblast

[ stat-uh-blast ]
/ ˈstæt əˌblæst /

noun Zoology.

(in certain bryozoans) an asexually produced group of cells encased in a chitinous covering that can survive unfavorable conditions, as freezing or drought, and germinate to produce a new colony.

Origin of statoblast

1850–55; stato- (combining form of Greek statós standing; akin to status, static) + -blast

Words nearby statoblast

Statius, stative, Statler, stato-, statoacoustic, statoblast, statoconium, statocyst, statohm, statokinetic reflex, statolatry
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Example sentences from the Web for statoblast

  • Oka has described the development from the statoblast of the allied Japanese species.

    Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa|Nelson Annandale
  • The air-cells are unusually large and extend over a great part of the dorsal surface of the statoblast.

    Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa|Nelson Annandale

British Dictionary definitions for statoblast

statoblast
/ (ˈstætəʊˌblɑːst) /

noun

zoology an encapsulated bud produced asexually by certain bryozoans that can survive adverse conditions and that gives rise to a new colony
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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