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stereoblastula

stereoblastula noun: a blastula without a clear central cavity.

Noun

stereoblastula (plural stereoblastulas or stereoblastulae)

  1. A blastula without a clear central cavity.
    • 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 stereoblastula

pluralstereoblastulas
pluralstereoblastulae

Origin of stereoblastula

From stereo- + blastula.

Questions about stereoblastula

What does stereoblastula mean?
Stereoblastula means a blastula without a clear central cavity.
What part of speech is stereoblastula?
Stereoblastula is a noun.
What is the plural of stereoblastula?
The plural of stereoblastula is stereoblastulas.

Words near stereoblastula in the dictionary

  1. stereobate
  2. stereobates
  3. stereobatic
  4. stereobinocular
  5. stereobiomicroscopic
  6. stereoblastula
  7. stereoblastulae
  8. stereoblastulas
  9. stereoblind
  10. stereoblindness
  11. stereoblock

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