morula

noun

Meaning

A spherical mass of blastomeres that forms following the splitting of a zygote; it becomes the blastula

Etymology / origin

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Related words

blastula(English)blastule(English)embryoblast(English)blastocyst(English)coeloblastula(English)planula(English)sperm morula(English)discoblastula(English)murex(English)drupe(English)snail(English)mollusk(English)

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Sources

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