amphiblastula
noun
am·phi·blas·tu·la
\¦amfə̇-\
Definition of amphiblastula
amphiblastulae
: a free-swimming larva of certain sponges that is essentially a blastula with small flagellated cells in one hemisphere and large nonflagellated cells in the other
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Origin and Etymology of amphiblastula
New Latin, from amphi- + blastula
First Known Use: 1875
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