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embryo vs morula

morula vs embryo

embryo and morula both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
embryo Yes No No No
morula Yes No No No
As nouns, morula is a hyponym of embryo; that is, morula is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than embryo:
  • embryo: an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life
  • morula: a solid mass of blastomeres that forms when the zygote splits; develops into the blastula
Other hyponyms of embryo include blastosphere, blastula, gastrula.
embryo (noun) morula (noun)
an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life a solid mass of blastomeres that forms when the zygote splits; develops into the blastula
(botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium
Difference between embryo and morula

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