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gastrula

/ˈɡæstɹələ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
gas-tru-la
IPA
/ˈɡæstɹələ/
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stage in the development of embryos of most animals consisting of a three-layered sac of ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm.

Etymology

From German Gastrula, coined by Ernst Haeckel in his 1872 work "Biology of Calcareous Sponges". From gastr- (from Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr, “stomach”) + Latin -ula.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Gastrula, γαστήρ

Inflected Forms

gastrulas (plural) gastrulae (plural)

Derived Forms

coelogastrula gastrular gastrulate metagastrula pregastrula

Frequently Paired Words

gastrulation

Questions

How do you pronounce gastrula?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡæstɹələ/.
What does gastrula mean?
A stage in the development of embryos of most animals consisting of a three-layered sac of ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm.
Where does gastrula come from?
It is traced to German.

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