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embryo

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embryo /ˈɛmbriˌoʊ/ noun
plural embryos
embryo
/ˈɛmbriˌoʊ/
noun
plural embryos
Britannica Dictionary definition of EMBRYO
[count]
: a human or animal in the early stages of development before it is born, hatched, etc. compare fetus

in embryo

formal
: in an early or undeveloped stage