adjective
- occurring or existing after the embryonic stage of development; relating to the period following embryo formation
Usage: technical; biology
Examples
- The postembryonal development of insects includes the larval and pupal stages.
- Postembryonal growth in mammals continues through infancy and childhood.
- Researchers studied postembryonal changes in the organism's nervous system.
- The postembryonal period is marked by significant morphological transformations.
- Postembryonal development varies greatly among different animal species.