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noun
A spherical mass of blastomeres that forms following the splitting of a zygote; it becomes the blastula
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: embryology, medicine, sciences
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noun
a solid mass of blastomeres that forms when the zygote splits; develops into the blastula
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: embryo, conceptus, fertilized egg
History
From Latin morum (“mulberry”) + -ula.
Across languages
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