embryonoun [ C ]
uk/ˈem.bri.əʊ/us/ˈem.bri.oʊ/plural embryosan animal that is developing either in its mother's womb or in an egg, or a plant that is developing in a seed:
Between the eighth week of development and birth a human embryo is called a foetus.
in embryo formal
developing and not yet complete:
The department's plans for enlargement are still in embryo.
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Animal reproduction
- asexual
- asexual reproduction
- bird
- breed
- egg
- embryonic
- estrogen
- fertilize
- fetus
- incubate
- infertile
- inseminate
- lamb
- mate
- ova
- reproduction
- seminal
- spawning ground
- spermatozoon
- the birds and the bees idiom
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