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English noun: amniotic sac

1. amniotic sac (animal) thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)


Synonymsamnion, amnios


Broader (hypernym)sac


Part meronymamniote, fetal membrane


Domain categorymammal, mammalian









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