amoebocyte

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amoebocyte (noun; Greek amoibe, change; kytos, container): 1. Certain body cells or tissues capable of independent amoeba-like movement.

2. (Porifera) Any mesohyl cell where no special activity is evident

See also: plasmatocyte.