Allantoid
//əˈlæntɔɪd// adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The allantois. obsolete
"The allantoide in some animals seems to have become extinct; in others is above tenfold the size, which would seem necessary for its purpose."
Adjective
- 1 Allantoic.
- 2 Sausage-shaped; especially with reference to fungal spores that are long with rounded ends.
Adjective
- 1 shaped like a sausage wordnet
Example
More examples"The allantoide in some animals seems to have become extinct; in others is above tenfold the size, which would seem necessary for its purpose."
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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