n.
Pronunciation: ' nu ̇ r- ə -l ə , ' nyu ̇ r-, -y ə -l ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -lae \ - ˌ l ē \ or -las
Etymology: New Latin, from neur- + Latin -ula -ule
Date: circa 1890
: an early vertebrate embryo which follows the gastrula and in which nervous tissue begins to differentiate and the basic pattern of the vertebrate begins to emerge
– neu · ru · la · tion \ ˌ nu ̇ r- ə - ' l ā -sh ə n, ˌ nyu ̇ r-, -y ə - \ noun