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neurula

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An embryo of vertebrates in the stage when the primitive band is first developed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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History

Etymology

From New Latin neurula, diminutive in -ula of Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “sinew, tendon, cord”).

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Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Neurula — zoology: an embryo of vertebrates in the state when the primitive band is first developed
  • Irish: néarúl — zoology: an embryo of vertebrates in the state when the primitive band is first developed
  • Spanish: néurula — zoology: an embryo of vertebrates in the state when the primitive band is first developed