archaeocyte

[ ahr-kee-uh-sahyt ]
/ ˈɑr ki əˌsaɪt /

noun

archeocyte.

Words nearby archaeocyte

archaebacterium, archaeo-, archaeoastronomy, archaeobotany, archaeocyathid, archaeocyte, archaeol., archaeological, archaeologist, archaeology, archaeomagnetism

Definition for archaeocyte (2 of 2)

archeocyte

or ar·chae·o·cyte

[ ahr-kee-uh-sahyt ]
/ ˈɑr ki əˌsaɪt /

noun Zoology.

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

Origin of archeocyte

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