ALLANTOID

allantoid, sausage-shaped

(adjective) shaped like a sausage

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

allantoid (comparative more allantoid, superlative most allantoid)

(mycology) Sausage-shaped. Often used to describe spores that are long with rounded ends.

Noun

allantoid (plural allantoids)

An allantois.

Anagrams

• talonidal

Source: Wiktionary


Al*lan"toid, Al`lan*toid"al, a. Etym: [Gr. (Anat.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to the allantois.

Al*lan"to*is, Al*lan"toid, } n.. (Anat.)

Definition: A membranous appendage of the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles, -- in mammals serving to connect the fetus with the parent; the urinary vesicle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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