A cell or bud that develops into a reproductive organ or structure in certain marine animals, especially hydrozoans.
Greek 'gono-' (reproductive/sexual) combined with 'blast' (bud, germ, newly formed cell). Coined in marine biology to describe developmental stages.
The word 'blast' means 'bud' in biological terminology—so a 'gonoblast' literally means a 'sexual bud,' which is how hydrozoans create their reproductive parts.
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