blepharoplastoid

noun

In nuclear division, either of two bodies appearing between the two- and four-celled stage at each pole of the two spindles, disappearing into the cytoplasm before the rise of the blepharoplasts themselves.

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Meanings

nounblepharoplastoid (plural blepharoplastoids)

plural blepharoplastoids

  1. biologyIn nuclear division, either of two bodies appearing between the two- and four-celled stage at each pole of the two spindles, disappearing into the cytoplasm before the rise of the blepharoplasts themselves.

Origin

blepharoplast + -oid

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

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

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