allantoid

9.9

Shaped like a long, slightly curved sausage

adjective

Specialized

: alantoide

Some spores are allantoid in appearance, making them easy to distinguish under the microscope.

Examples

In reptiles, the allantoid sac plays a significant role in facilitating gas exchange during embryonic development.
The structure was described as allantoid, elongated and slightly curved, in the research paper.
The bacteria formed allantoid cells under certain growth conditions.
The allantoid structure is crucial in embryonic development.
In reptiles, the allantoid sac plays a significant role.
Some spores are allantoid in appearance, making them easy to distinguish under the microscope.
The structure was described as allantoid, elongated and slightly curved, in the research paper.

Synonyms

sausage-shaped

vsallantoid

3.7

A long round shape with rounded ends like a small tube

is a biological label used for that same form

sausage-like

vsallantoid

3.6

Long and rounded like a small tube

is a precise biological name rather than a vague resemblance

botuliform

vsallantoid

Specialized

9.9

Having the shape of a long sausage with rounded ends

is the biological descriptive label used in general contexts

How Sausage-shaped

allantoid

Specialized

9.9

cylindrical

12 4.0

ovoid

1 6.1

rounded

1 2.4

Surface Forms

allantoid positive

Morphology

allantoid = allantois (semi-transparent) = allanto + oid

The suffix '-oid' clearly means 'resembling', but the root 'allanto-' and the related term 'allantois' are technical and unfamiliar to average learners, so the meaning is not fully derivable.

Etymology

Allantoid comes from the Greek root allanto- meaning 'sausage', so it literally means 'sausage-shaped'. That's why scientists call a spore or cell allantoid when it is long, rounded, and a little curved.