conceptus
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(noun) an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life |
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Synonyms: embryo, fertilized egg |
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Related Words: animal, animate being, beast, blastodermic vesicle, blastosphere, blastula, brute, creature, fauna, gastrula |
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