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allantoid

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al·lan·toid  (-lntoid) also al·lan·toi·dal (ln-toidl)
adj.
1. Of or having an allantois.
2. Shaped like a sausage.
n.
See allantois.

[New Latin allantodes; see allantois.]

allantoid [əˈlæntɔɪd]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) relating to or resembling the allantois
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany shaped like a sausage
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) another name for allantois
[from Greek allantoeidēs sausage-shaped, from allas sausage + -oid]
allantoidal  [ˌælənˈtɔɪdəl] adj
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Adj.1.allantoid - shaped like a sausageallantoid - shaped like a sausage                
rounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"


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