NOUN | animal | morula | a solid mass of blastomeres that forms when the zygote splits |
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Meaning | A solid mass of blastomeres that forms when the zygote splits; develops into the blastula. | |
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Broader | embryo, conceptus, fertilized egg | An animal organism in the early stages / stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life |
Spanish | mórula | |
Catalan | morula, mòrula |
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