postembryonic

[pohst-em-bree-on-ik, pohst-em-]

adjective

1. occurring after the embryonic phase.

Word History and Origins

Origin of postembryonic¹

First recorded in 1890–95; post- + embryonic

Example Sentences

Considering the postembryonic developmental stages of modern Amphibia, there can be no doubt that a gill-bearing, four-legged larva of a salamander, in which lateral line pores and a gular fold are present, represents much more closely the type of larva found in labyrinthodonts than does the limbless, plant-nibbling tadpole of the Anura.

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