statoblast

English

Etymology

From stato- +‎ -blast.

Noun

statoblast (plural statoblasts)

  1. (zoology) A kind of bud, or pod of cells, produced in the interior of certain Bryozoa. As they develop they grow a hard shell and are usually destined to perpetuate the species, bursting open and developing.

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