Get to know Gastrula better with 3 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like embryo or conceptus.
Gastrula meaning
A stage in the development of embryos of most animals consisting of a three-layered sac of ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm.
Using Gastrula
- The main meaning on this page is: A stage in the development of embryos of most animals consisting of a three-layered sac of ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm.
- Useful related words include: embryo, conceptus, fertilized egg.
Context around Gastrula
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gastrula
- In this selection, "gastrula" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, corresponding, shaped and stage stand out and add context to how "gastrula" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include cup shaped gastrula stage of and the corresponding gastrula. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gastrula" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gastrula
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
An ancestral form existed, known as the gastrea, which was a common ancestor to the corresponding gastrula. (17 words)
The parts that are autotomised or the buds may develop directly into fully formed larvae or may develop through a gastrula or even a blastula stage. (26 words)
Haeckel portrays a concrete demonstration of his Biogenetic Law through his ‘Gastrea’ theory, in which he argues that the early cup-shaped gastrula stage of development is a universal feature of multi-celled animals. (34 words)
Haeckel portrays a concrete demonstration of his Biogenetic Law through his ‘Gastrea’ theory, in which he argues that the early cup-shaped gastrula stage of development is a universal feature of multi-celled animals. (34 words)
The parts that are autotomised or the buds may develop directly into fully formed larvae or may develop through a gastrula or even a blastula stage. (26 words)
An ancestral form existed, known as the gastrea, which was a common ancestor to the corresponding gastrula. (17 words)
Example sentences (3)
An ancestral form existed, known as the gastrea, which was a common ancestor to the corresponding gastrula.
Haeckel portrays a concrete demonstration of his Biogenetic Law through his ‘Gastrea’ theory, in which he argues that the early cup-shaped gastrula stage of development is a universal feature of multi-celled animals.
The parts that are autotomised or the buds may develop directly into fully formed larvae or may develop through a gastrula or even a blastula stage.