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discoblastic

discoblastic adjective: having a form of egg cleavage where only a small disc separates from the rest of the egg, associated with osseous fishes.

Adjective

discoblastic (not comparable)

  1. Having a form of egg cleavage where only a small disc separates from the rest of the egg, associated with osseous fishes.

Origin of discoblastic

From disco- + -blastic.

Questions about discoblastic

What does discoblastic mean?
Discoblastic means having a form of egg cleavage where only a small disc separates from the rest of the egg, associated with osseous fishes.
What part of speech is discoblastic?
Discoblastic is an adjective.

Words near discoblastic in the dictionary

  1. disco-style
  2. discoast
  3. discoasted
  4. discoasting
  5. discoasts
  6. discoblastic
  7. discoblastula
  8. discoblastulas
  9. discoboli
  10. discobolus
  11. discocellular

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