pseudomorulan.
/ˌs(j)uːdəʊˈmɔːr(j)ᵿlə/, /ˌs(j)uːdəʊˈmɒr(j)ᵿlə/, U.S. /ˌsudoʊˈmɔrələ/, /ˌsudoʊˈmɑrələ/ Zoology. rare.
A cluster of cells or spores resembling a morula.
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1878 W. S. Kent in Popular Sci. Rev. 17 126 The component segments of this pseudo-morula, however, are the equivalents..of distinct individual zooids.
1890 Cent. Dict. Pseudomorula, a false morula: applied by W. S. Kent to a collection or aggregate of cells or spores of distinctly unicellular animals, resembling a morula, but of a different morphological character.
1947 Amer. Naturalist 81 441 (caption) Diagram of secondary polygerm:..pm, pseudomorula.
1986 Developmental Biol. 118 66/2 This structure persists for several hours and is then followed by aberrant, partial cleavages to form a ‘pseudomorula’.
Derivatives
ˌpseudoˈmorular adj. rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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1890 Cent. Dict. Pseudomorular, having the character of a pseudomorula.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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