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coenocyte definition

coe·no·cyte (sē′nə sīt′, sen′ə-)

noun

  1. syncytium
    1. a mass of protoplasm containing several nuclei formed from an original cell with one nucleus
    2. an organism of such a mass

Etymology: coeno- + -cyte

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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