SINCE 1828
archaeocyte
noun
ar·chaeo·cyte
variants:
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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