Main Entry: hap·loid

Pronunciation: \ˈha-ˌplȯid\

Function: adjective

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek haploeidēs single, from haploos

Date: 1908

: having the gametic number of chromosomes typically including one of each pair of homologous chromosomes — compare diploid

— haploid noun

— hap·loi·dy \-ˌplȯi-dē\ noun