octoploid

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adjective

having eight complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell

OriginEnglish octo- ← Latin octō ← Proto-Italic *oktō →
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Meanings

adjectiveoctoploid (not comparable)

alternative octaploid

  1. not comparablebiologyhaving eight complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell
nounoctoploid (plural octoploids)

plural octoploids · alternative octaploid

  1. biologya cell that has eight complete sets of chromosomes
  2. biologyan organism whose cells have eight complete sets of chromosomes

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*oḱtṓw
  2. Proto-Hellenic*oktṓ
  3. Ancient Greekὀκτώ (oktṓ)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*oḱtṓw
  5. Proto-Italic*oktō
  6. Latinoctō
  7. Englishocto-
  8. Englishoctoploid

From octo- + -ploid.

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APA

octoploid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octoploid

MLA

“octoploid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octoploid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “octoploid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octoploid.

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