polyploid

Noun	1.	polyploid - (genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
Adj.	1.	polyploid - of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes; "a polyploid cell"; "a polyploid species" genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms diploid - of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number; "diploid somatic cells" haploid, haploidic, monoploid - of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes

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