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choanoblast

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English

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Etymology

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From choano- +‎ -blast.

Noun

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choanoblast (plural choanoblasts)

  1. An immature choanocyte.
    • 1977, Earl D. Hanson, The Origin and Early Evolution of Animals, page 436:
      Anteriorly there are the flagellated cells, which will later form the choanosome—these are the choanoblasts—and posteriorly there are the future ectomesenchymal cells, or the ectoblasts.
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