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allantoid
[ uh-lan-toid ]
noun
- the allantois.
allantoid
/ əˈlæntɔɪd; ˌælənˈtɔɪdəl /
adjective
- relating to or resembling the allantois
- botany shaped like a sausage
noun
- another name for allantois
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Derived Forms
- allantoidal, adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of allantoid1
1625–35; < Greek ԳٴDZḗs, equivalent to allant- (stem of â sausage) + -DZḗs -oid
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of allantoid1
C17: from Greek ԳٴDZŧ sausage-shaped, from allas sausage + -oid
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Example Sentences
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The author says in his further description that the form affine is less definitely umbilicate, has white stems, etc.; allantoid, one would now say.
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The allantois also contains a fluid which is known as the allantoid liquid.
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