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tetraster

noun
tet·​ras·​ter | \ (ˈ)te‧¦trastÉ™(r)\
plural -s

Definition of tetraster

: a mitotic figure characterized by four astral poles instead of the more usual two and in an embryo usually resulting from abnormal polyspermy

History and Etymology for tetraster

New Latin, from tetra- + -aster

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