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archeocyte

or ar·chae·o·cyte

[ ahr-kee-uh-sahyt ]

noun

, Zoology.
  1. (in sponges) a type of amoebocyte capable of developing into other types of cells, especially reproductive cells.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of archeocyte1

First recorded in 1885–90; archeo- + -cyte

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