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planoblast

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[plan-uh-blast] / ˈplæn əˌblæst /

noun

Zoology.

the medusa of a hydroid.

Other Word Forms

planoblastic adjective

Etymology

Origin of planoblast

First recorded in 1870–75; plano- ² + -blast

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