a. | 1. | (Biol.) Of or pertaining to an embryo; embryonal; rudimentary.
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Adj. | 1. | embryonic - of or relating to an embryo; "the embryonic membrane" Synonyms: embryonal |
2. | embryonic - of an organism prior to birth or hatching; "in the embryonic stage"; "embryologic development" Synonyms: embryologic, embryonal | |
3. | embryonic - in an early stage of development; "the embryo government staffed by survivors of the massacre"; "an embryonic nation, not yet self-governing" Synonyms: embryotic |