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Definition of haploid adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

haploid

adjective
 
/ˈhæplɔɪd/
 
/ˈhæplɔɪd/
(biology)
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  1. (of a cell) containing the set of chromosomes from one parent only compare diploid
    Word Originearly 20th cent.: from Greek haploos ‘single’ + -oid.
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