Meanings
nounanimal pole (plural animal poles)
plural animal poles
- embryologyThe hemisphere of the blastula which eventually gives rise to the three germ layers and is composed of small cells that are in a state of rapid division.
Origin
From animal (adjective) + pole (“extremity of an axis”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Irish pol ainmhíoch
- pol ainmhíochhemisphere of the blastula which eventually gives rise to the three germ layers
Polish biegun animalny, biegun twórczy
- biegun animalnyhemisphere of the blastula which eventually gives rise to the three germ layers
- biegun twórczyhemisphere of the blastula which eventually gives rise to the three germ layers
- biegun zarodkowyhemisphere of the blastula which eventually gives rise to the three germ layers
Portuguese polo animal
- polo animalhemisphere of the blastula which eventually gives rise to the three germ layers
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