oenocytoid
/ˌiːnə(ʊ)ˈsʌɪtɔɪd/Zoology
noun
Entomology. A large cell resembling an oenocyte, found in the haemolymph of some insects.
adjective
Entomology and Zoology. Resembling an oenocyte; of the nature of an oenocytoid.
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in Augustus Daniel Imms (1880–1949), entomologist. From oenocyte + -oid, after French oenocytoïde.