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embryos
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embryo
n.
fetus, young of a human or animal in its early stages; beginning stage
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Embryo
An embryo is a multicellular diploid eukaryote in its earliest stage of development, from the time of fertilization through sexual reproduction until birth, hatching, or germination.
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embryo
Noun
1. (botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium
(hypernym) plant, flora, plant life
(classification) botany, phytology
2. an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life
(synonym) conceptus, fertilized egg
(hypernym) animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
(hyponym) blastula, blastodermic vesicle
(part-meronym) umbilical cord
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Embryo (der)
nm.
embryo, fetus, young of a human or animal in its early stages
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embryo
n.
zárodek; embryo
