macrocyst

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noun

An aggregate of cells of Dictyosteliida formed during sexual reproduction enclosed in a cellulose wall

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Meanings

nounmacrocyst (plural macrocysts)

plural macrocysts

  1. biologyAn aggregate of cells of Dictyosteliida formed during sexual reproduction enclosed in a cellulose wall

Origin

From macro- + cyst.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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