NEURULA

Etymology

Noun

neurula (plural neurulas or neurulae)

(zoology) An embryo of vertebrates in the stage when the primitive band is first developed.

Source: Wiktionary


Neu"ru*la, n. Etym: [NL., dim. of Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: An embryo or certain invertebrates in the stage when the primitive band is first developed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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RIGHT

(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”


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