embryo

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɛmbri.əʊ/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɛmbri.oʊ/

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• Hyphenation: em‧bryo

Noun

Singular embryo

Plural embryos or embryones

1. In the reproductive cycle, the embryo is the stage after the egg if fertilized.
2. An embryo is an organism in the early stages of development before it emerges from the egg.