blastoid

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noun

A member of an extinct class of echinoderms, the Blastoidea.

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Meanings

nounblastoid (plural blastoids)

plural blastoids

  1. biologyA member of an extinct class of echinoderms, the Blastoidea.
  2. medicineA blastocyst grown in-vitro.
adjectiveblastoid (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOf or relating to blastoids.
  2. not comparablemedicineSynonym of blastic.

    Synonyms: blastic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSynonym of blastic.

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Origin

From blast- + -oid.

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Translations

Finnish blastoidi
  • blastoidiechinoderm
French blastoïde
  • blastoïdeechinoderm
German Knospenstrahler
  • Knospenstrahlerechinoderm
Polish blastoid
  • blastoidechinoderm
Romanian blastoid
  • blastoidechinoderm
Russian бластоидея
  • бластоидея (blastoideja)echinoderm
Cite this entry
APA

blastoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blastoid

MLA

“blastoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blastoid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blastoid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blastoid.

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