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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.

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.

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