amphiblastic

/ ˌæmfɪˈblæstɪk /

adjective

1. (of animal ova) showing complete but unequal cleavage after fertilization

Example Sentences

All these amphiblastic vertebrates, Petromyzon and Cestracion, Accipenser and Ceratodus, and also the salamanders and batrachia, belong to the old, conservative groups of our stem.

From Project Gutenberg

While the amphiblastic ova of the latter are small and develop like those of the amphibia, the cucumber-shaped ova of the hag are about an inch long, and form a discoid gastrula.

From Project Gutenberg