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allantoid.

The allantois.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/əˈlæntɔɪd/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. The allantois.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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.

adj/əˈlæntɔɪd/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. Allantoic.

  2. Sausage-shaped; especially with reference to fungal spores that are long with rounded ends.

Where this word comes from

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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