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statoblast |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Statoblast \Stat"o*blast\, n. [Gr. ? standing (i. e., remaining) + -blast.] (Zo["o]l.) One of a peculiar kind of internal buds, or germs, produced in the interior of certain Bryozoa and sponges, especially in the fresh-water species; -- also called {winter buds}. Note: They are protected by a firm covering, and are usually destined to perpetuate the species during the winter season. They burst open and develop in the spring. In some fresh-water sponges they serve to preserve the species during the dry season. See Illust. under {Phylactol[ae]mata}.
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