Octoploid

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Having eight haploid sets of chromosomes in a body cell.
  • n. An octoploid organism.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. having eight complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell
  • n. a cell or organism that has eight complete sets of chromosomes
  • Word Usage
    "For each of these, there are various ploidy levels, ranging from diploid to octoploid and beyond."