- oenocytoid
- oe·no·cy·toid
English syllables. 2014.
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 — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsīˌtȯid noun ( s) Etymology: oenocyte + oid : a large blood cell resembling an oenocyte and occurring in insects … Useful english dictionary
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
