amphicytula

noun

am·​phi·​cyt·​u·​la

ˌamfəˈsichələ

plural amphicytulae

-ˌlē

embryology

: a zygote capable of holoblastic unequal cleavage

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from amphi- + cytula fertilized egg cell, from cyt- + -ula

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

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