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Gastrula

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Noun

1. gastrula

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Gastrula

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noun plural -las or -lae (-ˌliː)
a saclike animal embryo consisting of three layers of cells (ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm) surrounding a central cavity (archenteron) with a small opening (blastopore) to the exterior
See also ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm

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Gastrula

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nounWord forms: plural ˈgastruˌlae (ˈgæstruˌli ; gasˈtro̅olēˌ; ˈgæstrulaɪ ; gasˈtro̅olī) or ˈgastrulas
an embryo in an early stage of development, consisting of a sac with two layers, the ectoderm and endoderm, enclosing a central cavity, the archenteron, that opens to the outside through the blastopore

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Gastrula

see synonyms of gastrula
n. pl. gas·tru·las or gas·tru·lae (-lē′)
An embryo at the stage following the blastula, after the movement of cells results in the formation of the three germ layers, ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm.

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