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gastrula

gas·tru·la [ gástrələ ] (plural gas·tru·las or gas·tru·lae [ gástrə l ])


noun 
Definition:
 
stage of embryo: the stage in embryonic development after the blastula during which the embryo develops two layers

[Late 19th century. < modern Latin, "little stomach" < Greek gastēr "stomach"]

gas·tru·lar adjective
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