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metagastrula

metagastrula noun: a gastrula with a cleavage differing from that of the standard type.

Noun

metagastrula (plural not attested)

  1. (archaic, no plural) A gastrula with a cleavage differing from that of the standard type.

Origin of metagastrula

From meta- + gastrula.

Questions about metagastrula

What does metagastrula mean?
Metagastrula means a gastrula with a cleavage differing from that of the standard type.
What part of speech is metagastrula?
Metagastrula is a noun.

Words near metagastrula in the dictionary

  1. metagamers
  2. metagames
  3. metagaming
  4. metagaster
  5. metagastric
  6. metagastrula
  7. metage
  8. metagee
  9. Metageitnion
  10. metagelatin
  11. metagelatine

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