Cloned vs Clonked - What's the difference?
cloned | clonked |
(clone)
A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.
A copy or imitation of something already existing, especially when designed to simulate it.
A group of identical cells derived from a single cell.[http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2754]
To create a clone.
(clonk)
The abrupt sound of two hard objects coming into contact.
* 2002 , Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man
A stick-like tool used to strike the surface of the water and produce a sound that causes nearby fish to attack the bait.
As verbs the difference between cloned and clonked
is that cloned is past tense of clone while clonked is past tense of clonk.cloned
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(head)Anagrams
*clone
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Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* holoclone * meroclone * paraclone * polycloneVerb
(clon)References
* C.L. Pollard. "'Clon' versus 'clone'". Science (new series) 22:469, 1905. * C.L. Pollard. "On the spelling of 'clon'". Science (new series) 22:87-88, 1905. * W.T. Stearn. "The use of the term 'clone'". Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society 74:41-47, 1949. ----clonked
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(head)clonk
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(en noun)- The minute hand moved with a clonk , and shuddered to a halt on the 9.
