What is the meaning of embryonic?

adjective

  • Of an organism prior to birth or hatching.
    • usage: "in the embryonic stage"; "embryologic development"
  • In an early stage of development.
    • usage: "the embryonic government staffed by survivors of the massacre"; "an embryonic nation, not yet self-governing"
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