- oenocytoid
- \\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsīˌtȯid\ noun
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Etymology: oenocyte + -oid: a large blood cell resembling an oenocyte and occurring in insects
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
oenocytoid
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oenocytoid — n. [Gr. oinos, wine; kytos, container; eidos, form] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Round or oval cells, with darkly staining nucleus and clear, uniform, weakly acidophil cytoplasm … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
oenocytoid — oe·no·cy·toid … English syllables
crystal cell — 1. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Drosophila larvae, a type of hemocyte (possibly an oenocytoid) that contains tyrosinase. 2. (ECHINODERMATA) Coelomocytes containing rhomboid crystals … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
pseudonocytoid — see oenocytoid … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
