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nonmammalian cell
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thrombocyte, a small, nucleated, spindle-shapedcell of nonmammalian vertebrates that plays a role in the clotting of blood; or ablood platelet, a small, non-nucleated, cytoplasmic body found in the blood of mammals, which similarly plays a role in the clotting of blood.See alsoplatelet.