What is the cell the largest cell ever discovered?
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Cell :
The basic structural and functional unit of life is called a cell.
The body of living organisms is composed of cells.
The body of living organisms can be composed of single cells (unicellular) and multiple cells (multicellular).
Largest cell ever discovered :
Ostrich is the largest living flightless bird (having a flat breast bone, therefore unable to attach the flight muscles)
The cells of the ostrich egg have been considered the largest cells ever discovered.
The weight of an ostrich egg cell is about 1.4 kg.
Though a large number of biological cells are discovered that are larger than the ostrich egg cell, but still ostrich egg is considered the largest cell.