rhabdoid

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adjective

rhab·​doid

ˈrabˌdȯid

1

: shaped like a rod

2

: rhabdoidal

rhabdoid

2 of 3

noun (1)

"

plural -s

: a rhabdite or similar body in the integument of a flatworm

rhabdoid

3 of 3

noun (2)

"

plural -s

: a rod-shaped protoplasmic body in the sensitive cells of leaves of various plants of the family Droseraceae

rhabdoidal

(ˈ)rab¦dȯidᵊl

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

New Latin rhabdoides, from Greek rhabdoeidēs like a rod, striped, from rhabd- + -oeidēs -oid

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