gastrula

noun /'ɡæstrʊlə/

Definition
double-walled stage of the embryo resulting from invagination of the blastula; the outer layer of cells is the ectoderm and the inner layer differentiates into the mesoderm and endoderm
Example
'gastrula' can be found in many classic books.
Etymology
No etymology available.

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Palindrome
No
Compound Word
No
Proper Noun
No
Rare
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Archaic
No
Obsolete
No
Slang
No
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Length
8

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8
Syllables
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