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embryo

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…

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Word length
6
Starts with
E
Ends with
O
Contains
MB
Scrabble score
13
CEFR level
B2

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ˈɛmbɹi.əʊ

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noun

  1. 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

noun

  1. (botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium

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