Gymnocyte

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gymnocyte \Gym"no*cyte\ (j[i^]m"n[-o]*s[imac]t), n. [Gr. gymno`s
     naked + ky`tos a hollow vessel.] (Biol.)
     A cytode without a proper cell wall, but with a nucleus.
     --Haeckel.
     [1913 Webster]