Embryonic
61embryonic — em•bry•on•ic [[t]ˌɛm briˈɒn ɪk[/t]] also em•bry•o•nal [[t]ˈɛm bri ə nl, ˌɛm briˈoʊn l[/t]] adj. 1) dvl pertaining to or being in the state of an embryo 2) rudimentary; undeveloped • Etymology: 1840–50 em bry•on′i•cal•ly, adv …
62embryonic — /ɛmbriˈɒnɪk / (say embree onik) adjective 1. relating to or in the state of an embryo. 2. rudimentary; undeveloped. Also, embryonal /ˈɛmbriənəl/ (say embreeuhnuhl). –embryonically, adverb …
63embryonic — Having to do with an embryo, which is an early stage in the development of a plant or animal …
64embryonic membrane — noun Date: 1947 a structure (as the amnion) that derives from the fertilized ovum but does not form a part of the embryo …
65embryonic axis — an elongate thickening of blastoderm tissue; the primitive differentiation of the embryo …
66embryonic cannibal live bearer — a reproductive guild (q.v.) where only one or a few eggs from the ovary develop into a juvenile. Other yolked ova are fed on by the juveniles as ovulated (oophagy) or less developed embryos are eaten by the more developed ones (adelphophagy).… …
67embryonic coprophagy — excretion of yolk glycoproteins from the gastrointestinal tract of the embryo to the perivitelline space where they are swallowed by the embryo, e.g. in Neogobius melanostomus …
68embryonic shield — a thickened arm of the germ ring representing the future longitudinal axis of the embryo …
69embryonic fission — (BRYOZOA) Division of the first embryo into secondary and tertiary embryos; see polyembryony …
70embryonic shell — (GASTROTRICHA) That part of the shell formed before hatching …