embryologynoun [ U ]
uk/ˌem.briˈɒl.ə.dʒi/us/ˌem.briˈɑː.lə.dʒi/the study of animal development between the fertilization of the egg and the time when the animal is born
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Animal reproduction
- asexual
- asexual reproduction
- bird
- breed
- egg
- embryo
- embryonic
- estrogen
- fertilize
- fetus
- incubate
- infertile
- inseminate
- lamb
- mate
- ova
- reproduction
- spawning ground
- spermatozoon
- the birds and the bees idiom
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embryologist
noun [ C ] uk/ˌem.briˈɒl.ə.dʒɪst/us/ˌem.briˈɑː.lə.dʒɪst/