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cicatricula

cicatricula noun: the point, in the yolk of an egg, from which the embryo is formed.

Noun

cicatricula (plural cicatriculas or cicatriculae)

  1. The point, in the yolk of an egg, from which the embryo is formed.
    Synonyms:
    blastoderm

Synonyms of cicatricula

Forms of cicatricula

pluralcicatriculas
pluralcicatriculae

Origin of cicatricula

Borrowed from Latin cicātrīcula, diminutive of cicātrīx (“scar”).

Questions about cicatricula

What does cicatricula mean?
Cicatricula means the point, in the yolk of an egg, from which the embryo is formed.
What part of speech is cicatricula?
Cicatricula is a noun.
What is the plural of cicatricula?
The plural of cicatricula is cicatriculas.

Words near cicatricula in the dictionary

  1. cicatrices
  2. cicatricial
  3. cicatricle
  4. cicatricles
  5. cicatricose
  6. cicatricula
  7. cicatriculae
  8. cicatriculas
  9. cicatricule
  10. cicatricules
  11. cicatrisation

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