Meanings
plural allantoids
- obsoleteembryologyThe allantois.First known use 17th–20th c.
The allantoide in some animals seems to have become extinct; in others is above tenfold the size, which would seem necessary for its purpose.
1791, Erasmus Darwin, The Economy of Vegetation, J. Johnson, page 8
comparative more allantoid · superlative most allantoid
- biologySausage-shaped; especially with reference to fungal spores that are long with rounded ends.First known use 18th c.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveshaped like a sausage
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekἀλλᾶς“sausage”
- Koine Greekἀλλαντοειδής“sausage-shaped”
- Renaissance Latinallantoides
- Frenchallantoïde
- Englishallantoid
From French allantoïde, and its source, Renaissance Latin allantoides, from Koine Greek ἀλλαντοειδής (allantoeidḗs, “sausage-shaped”), from Ancient Greek ἀλλᾶς (allâs, “sausage”). By surface analysis, allant- + -oid.
More words from French, Renaissance Latin, Koine Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan al·lantoide
- al·lantoidesausage shaped
Portuguese alantoide
- alantoidesausage shaped
Spanish alantoideo
- alantoideosausage shaped
Rhymes & wordplay
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