Definition of diploids:
(adj) :
(genetics) Of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome, one of the pair being derived from the ovum and the other from the spermatozoon. Most somatic cells of higher organisms are diploid.
(adj) :
(genetics) Of an organism, having diploid cells.
(n) :
A diploid cell.
(n) :
A diploid organism.
(adj) :
(crystallography) Of a certain symmetry class with 24 congruent irregular quadrilateral faces.