amphinucleus

noun

am·​phi·​nu·​cle·​us

ˌamfə̇-

: a cell nucleus that contains a large karyosome

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from amphi- + nucleus

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

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