amphigastrula

noun

am·​phi·​gas·​tru·​la

ˌamfə̇-

plural amphigastrulae

embryology

: a gastrula developed from an amphicytula

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from amphi- + gastrula

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

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