archeocyte

American  

[ahr-kee-uh-sahyt] / ˈɑr ki əˌsaɪt /

Or archaeocyte

noun

Zoology.

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

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Etymology

Origin of archeocyte

First recorded in 1885–90; archeo- + -cyte