'Blastostyle' definitions:
Definition of 'Blastostyle'
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Blastostyle \Blas"to*style\, n. [Gr. blasto`s sprout, bud + ? a
pillar.] (Zool.)
In certain hydroids, an imperfect zooid, whose special
function is to produce medusoid buds. See Hydroidea, and
Athecata.
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