embryo
noun
the young of a viviparous animal, especially of a mammal, in the early stages of development within the womb, in humans up to the end of the second month.
embryos
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pluralof embryo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"This meant high competition for resources and strong predatory pressures. Combined with a trend toward aridity and strong seasonality, embryos of viviparous species would be better protected than those of egg-laying species."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
The four girls, who were delivered via caesarean section at 28 weeks and four days on 14 July, were monozygotic quadruplets - where a single fertilised egg splits into four embryos.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Conceiving is harder the older you are, and we’ve had fewer viable embryos than the doctors expected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Investigations showed the solution was missing magnesium, which caused embryos to stop developing, degrade, or die.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
For of course, they didn’t content themselves with merely hatching out embryos: any cow could do that.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
