"spherocyst" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spherocysts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spherocyst (plural spherocysts)
  1. Alternative form of sphaerocyst Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: sphaerocyst
    Sense id: en-spherocyst-en-noun-El56HGwY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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