cytode

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noun

A nonnucleated mass of protoplasm, the supposed simplest form of independent life, differing from the amoeba, in which nuclei are present

OriginAncient Greek κύτος →
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Meanings

nouncytode (plural cytodes)

plural cytodes

  1. biologyA nonnucleated mass of protoplasm, the supposed simplest form of independent life, differing from the amoeba, in which nuclei are present

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκύτος“hollow vessel”
  2. Englishcytode

Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “hollow vessel”). Proposed by Ernst Haeckel.

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Translations

Italian citode
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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

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

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