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diploid

adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • General-American: /ˈdɪploiːʔ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔɪd

1

adj

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Of an organism, having diploid cells.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Of a certain symmetry class with 24 congruent irregular quadrilateral faces.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: chemistry, crystallography, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A diploid cell.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A diploid organism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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6

adjective

Meaning 6

of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • diploid somatic cells

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: haploid, polyploid

7

noun

Meaning 7

(genetics) an organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell; i.e., two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Broader terms: organism, being

History

Etymology

From diplo- + -oid. By surface analysis, di- + -ploid.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: diploide — of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome
  • Chinese Mandarin: 二倍體 /二倍体 (èrbèitǐ) — of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome
  • Czech: diploidní — of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome
  • Dutch: diploïd — of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome
  • French: diploïde — of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome
  • German: diploid — of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome
  • Hungarian: diploid — of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome
  • Icelandic: tvílitna — of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome
  • Ido: diploida — of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome
  • Italian: diploide — of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome
  • Japanese: 二倍体の (nibaitai no) — of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome
  • Northern Kurdish: dîploîd — of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome
  • Northern Kurdish: xaneya dîploîdî — of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome
  • Polish: diploidalny — of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome
  • Portuguese: diploide — of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome
  • Romanian: diploid — of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome
  • Russian: дипло́идный (diplóidnyj) — of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome
  • Serbo-Croatian: ди̏плоӣдан — of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome
  • Serbo-Croatian: dȉploīdan — of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome
  • Spanish: diploide — of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome
  • Swedish: diploid — of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome
  • Tagalog: duhambilmanahin — of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome
  • Turkish: diploit — of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome
  • Polish: diploid — diploid cell