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From haplo- +‎ -oid.

haploid (not comparable)

  1. (genetics) Having a single set of unpaired chromosomes.

having a single set of unpaired chromosomes

haploid (plural haploids)

  1. A cell which is haploid.
  2. An organism, such as a fungus, with haploid cells.

haploid cell

Borrowed from French haploïde.

haploid m or n (feminine singular haploidă, masculine plural haploizi, feminine and neuter plural haploide)

  1. (genetics) haploid