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English noun: fertilized egg

1. fertilized egg (animal) an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life


Synonymsconceptus, embryo


Broader (hypernym)animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna


Narrower (hyponym)blastosphere, blastula, gastrula, morula


Part holonymumbilical, umbilical cord









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