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melanoblast

[ muh-lan-uh-blast, mel-uh-nuh- ]

noun

, Biology.
  1. an undifferentiated cell that develops into a melanophore or melanocyte.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of melanoblast1

First recorded in 1900–05; melano- + -blast

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