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fertilized egg

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from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • 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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hypernyms (6)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. animal
  2. animate being
  3. beast
  4. brute
  5. creature
  6. fauna

hyponyms (4)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. blastosphere
  2. blastula
  3. gastrula
  4. morula

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