blastoid

blastoid

English

Etymology

From blast- +‎ -oid.

Noun

blastoid (plural blastoids)

  1. (paleontology) A member of an extinct class of echinoderms, the Blastoidea.
  2. (medicine) A blastocyst grown in-vitro.
    Coordinate term: embryoid

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

blastoid (not comparable)

  1. (paleontology) Of or relating to blastoids.
  2. (medicine) Synonym of blastic.

Anagrams

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek βλᾰστᾰ́νω (blăstắnō)
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Hellenic *-tós
Ancient Greek -τός (-tós)
Ancient Greek βλαστός (blastós)der.
Polish blasto-
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *wéydos
Proto-Hellenic *wéidos
Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos)lbor.
Polish -id
Polish blastoid

    From blasto- + -id. First attested in 1892.[1][2]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /blasˈtɔ.it/
    • Rhymes: -ɔit
    • Syllabification: blas‧to‧id

    Noun

    blastoid m inan

    1. (paleontology) blastoid

    Declension

    Usually in the plural.

    Declension of blastoid
    singular plural
    nominative blastoid blastoidy
    genitive blastoidu blastoidów
    dative blastoidowi blastoidom
    accusative blastoid blastoidy
    instrumental blastoidem blastoidami
    locative blastoidzie blastoidach
    vocative blastoidzie blastoidy

    References

    1. ^ Gazeta Lwowska‎[1], number R.82, nr 56, 1892, page 4
    2. ^ blastoid in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

    Further reading

    • “blastoid”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)
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