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statoblast definition

stato·blast (stat′ə blast′)

noun

Zool. a bud, enclosed in a hard covering, produced by most freshwater bryozoans, able to survive freezing, drying, etc. to germinate and form a new colony

Etymology: < Gr statos, standing (see statocyst) + -blast

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