amphiblastic

British

/ ˌæmfɪˈblæstɪk /

adjective

(of animal ova) showing complete but unequal cleavage after fertilization

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All these amphiblastic vertebrates, Petromyzon and Cestracion, Accipenser and Ceratodus, and also the salamanders and batrachia, belong to the old, conservative groups of our stem.

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While the amphiblastic ova of the latter are small and develop like those of the amphibia, the cucumber-shaped ova of the hag are about an inch long, and form a discoid gastrula.

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