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

Translations

echinoderm

Finnish: blastoidi French: blastoïde m German: Knospenstrahler m Polish: blastoid m Romanian: blastoid n Russian: please add this translation if you can

Adjective

blastoid (not comparable)

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

Anagrams

• tabloids

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Polish

Etymology

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, issue R.82, nr 56, 1892, page 4
2. blastoid in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Further reading

• blastoid in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• blastoid in Polish dictionaries at PWN