Definition of polyploid

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Definition of polyploid

  • (genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes (noun)
  • of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a polyploid cell
    2. a polyploid species

See definition of polyploid in Merriam Webster