Home › Words › C › choanoblastchoanoblastchoanoblast means an immature choanocyte.EtymologyFrom choano- + -blast.nounAn immature choanocyte.e.g.“Anteriorly there are the flagellated cells, which will later form the choanosome—these are the choanoblasts—and posteriorly there are the future ectomesenchymal cells, or the ectoblasts.” — 1977, Earl D. Hanson, The Origin and Early Evolution of Animals, page 436:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.choanocytal 69% match — Relating to choanocytes vs choanoblast →choanomastigote 68% match — A developmental form of flagellates of the genus Crithidia that have a choana vs choanoblast →choanitic 66% match — Pertaining to choanocytes. vs choanoblast →choanocytic 66% match — Relating to or composed of choanocytes. vs choanoblast →choanophorous 66% match — Synonym of choanate. vs choanoblast →choanite 63% match — A spongiform fossil of the historical genus Choanites, thought to resemble a petrified sea-anemone. vs choanoblast →choanoid 63% match — funnel-shaped; vs choanoblast →choanoderm 63% match — The inner part of a sponge's mesohyl, composed of choanocytes vs choanoblast →