oenocytoid

oenocytoid
n. [Gr. oinos, wine; kytos, container; eidos, form]
(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)
Round or oval cells, with darkly staining nucleus and clear, uniform, weakly acidophil cytoplasm.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • oenocytoid — oe·no·cy·toid …   English syllables

  • oenocytoid — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsīˌtȯid noun ( s) Etymology: oenocyte + oid : a large blood cell resembling an oenocyte and occurring in insects …   Useful english dictionary

  • crystal cell — 1. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Drosophila larvae, a type of hemocyte (possibly an oenocytoid) that contains tyrosinase. 2. (ECHINODERMATA) Coelomocytes containing rhomboid crystals …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • pseudonocytoid — see oenocytoid …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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