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ar·chaeo·cyte
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or less commonly archeocyte \ ˈ⸗⸗⸗ or ⸗ˈ⸗⸗ at archae- + ˌsīt \
plural -s
Definition of archaeocyte
: an indifferent commonly amoeboid interstitial cell specifically : any of certain amoebocytes of sponges that have large nuclei and blunt pseudopods, are believed to be persistent undifferentiated embryonic cells, and develop into the sex cells
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