polykaryon

noun

poly·​karyon

variants or less commonly polycaryon

"+

: a multinuclear cell or individual

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from poly- + karyon

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Rhymes for polykaryon

• amphitryon
• dandelion
• hawaiian
• ixion
• orion
• procyon
• visayan
• heian
• ion
• lion
• mayan
• scion