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coeloblastula

coeloblastula noun: a hollow blastula formed from blastomeres.

Noun

coeloblastula (plural coeloblastulas or coeloblastulae)

  1. A hollow blastula formed from blastomeres.
    • Eggs can either be very yolky and produce stereoblastulae or have little to no yolk and produce coeloblastulae.2008, Tracey Irene Smart, Reproductive and Larval Biology of the Northeastern Pacific Polychaete Owenia collaris (Family Oweniidae) in Coos Bay, OR (page 8)

Forms of coeloblastula

pluralcoeloblastulas
pluralcoeloblastulae

Origin of coeloblastula

From coelo- + blastula.

Questions about coeloblastula

What does coeloblastula mean?
Coeloblastula means a hollow blastula formed from blastomeres.
What part of speech is coeloblastula?
Coeloblastula is a noun.
What is the plural of coeloblastula?
The plural of coeloblastula is coeloblastulas.

Words near coeloblastula in the dictionary

  1. Coellos
  2. coelo-
  3. coeloblast
  4. coeloblastic
  5. coeloblasts
  6. coeloblastula
  7. coeloblastulae
  8. coeloblastulas
  9. coelocapitular
  10. coeloconic
  11. coeloconica

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