元となった辞書の項目
statoblast
名詞
(zoology)
One
of
a
peculiar
kind
of
internal
buds,
or
germs,
produced
in
the
interior
of
certain
Bryozoa
and
sponges.
They
are
protected
by
a
firm
covering,
and
are
usually
destined
to
perpetuate
the
species
during
the
winter
season.
They
burst
open
and
develop
in
the
spring.
In
some
freshwater
sponges
they
serve
to
preserve
the
species
during
the
dry
season.
日本語の意味
ブリオゾア類や海綿動物など一部の動物の内部で生成される特殊な芽胞（胚芽）で、頑丈な被膜に包まれており、冬季（または淡水海綿の場合は乾季）に種の維持・伝播を目的として用いられる。 / 春になると被膜が破れて外部に露出し、発生過程を経て新個体となる。
意味（1）
(zoology)
One
of
a
peculiar
kind
of
internal
buds,
or
germs,
produced
in
the
interior
of
certain
Bryozoa
and
sponges.
They
are
protected
by
a
firm
covering,
and
are
usually
destined
to
perpetuate
the
species
during
the
winter
season.
They
burst
open
and
develop
in
the
spring.
In
some
freshwater
sponges
they
serve
to
preserve
the
species
during
the
dry
season.
（ plural ）
