blastaea

noun

blas·​taea

blaˈstēə

plural -s

: a hypothetical metazoan ancestral form corresponding in organization to the blastula

blastaeal

(ˈ)⸗¦stēəl

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from Greek blastos

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