allantoid

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
13
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/əˈlæntɔɪd/

Definition of allantoid

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (obsolete)The allantois.
    “The allantoide in some animals seems to have become extinct; in others is above tenfold the size, which would seem necessary for its purpose.”
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noun

  1. (obsolete)The allantois.
    “The allantoide in some animals seems to have become extinct; in others is above tenfold the size, which would seem necessary for its purpose.”

adj

  1. Allantoic.
  2. Sausage-shaped; especially with reference to fungal spores that are long with rounded ends.

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Etymology

From French allantoïde, and its source, Renaissance Latin allantoides, from Koine Greek ἀλλαντοειδής (allantoeidḗs, “sausage-shaped”), from Ancient Greek ἀλλᾶς (allâs, “sausage”). By surface analysis, allant- + -oid.

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