cicatricula

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cicatricula

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Borrowed from Latin cicātrīcula, diminutive of cicātrīx (“scar”).

noun cicatriculas · cicatriculae

The point, in the yolk of an egg, from which the embryo is formed.
Similar: blastoderm

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@misc{cicatricula_2026,
  title = {cicatricula},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cicatricula},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}