Meaning

2 senses
  1. A tetraploid cell.

  2. A tetraploid organism.

Origin

From Ancient Greek τετραπλός (tetraplós) + Ancient Greek είδος (eídos), equivalent to tetr

From Ancient Greek τετραπλός (tetraplós) + Ancient Greek είδος (eídos), equivalent to tetra- + -ploid.

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Forms

plural: tetraploids
Singulartetraploid
Pluraltetraploids

regular

Word family

4 related words

See also

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