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embryous

embryous adjective: embryonic; undeveloped.

Adjective

embryous (comparative more embryous, superlative most embryous)

  1. (archaic) embryonic; undeveloped
  2. Of or pertaining to an embryon
    • embryous membrane

Forms of embryous

comparativemore embryous
superlativemost embryous

Origin of embryous

From embryo + -ous.

Questions about embryous

What does embryous mean?
Embryous means embryonic; undeveloped.
What part of speech is embryous?
Embryous is an adjective.

Words near embryous in the dictionary

  1. embryotrophs
  2. embryotrophy
  3. embryotropic
  4. embryotropin
  5. embryotropins
  6. embryous
  7. Embrys
  8. embrythopod
  9. embryulcia
  10. Embsay
  11. Embsay with Eastby

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