embryonic

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective of an organism prior to birth or hatching
  2. adjective in an early stage of development

Etymology

From New Latin embryonicus.

In classic literature

Synonyms

embryologic, embryonal

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