amphiblastula
/ (ˌæmfɪˈblæstjʊlə) /
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noun
the free-swimming larva of certain sponges, which consists of a hollow spherical mass of cells some of which have flagella
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amphibian, amphibians, amphibiotic, amphibious, amphiblastic, amphiblastula, amphibole, amphibolic, amphibolite, amphibology, amphibolous
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How to use amphiblastula in a sentence
During the later periods of the amphiblastula stage a cavity appears in the granular cells dividing them into two layers.
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