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A thin membrane surrounding the embryos of mammals, birds, andreptiles.
a bag made of thin skin that contains amniotic fluid and surrounds the embryo of a mammal, bird, or reptile inside its mother
The innermost membrane that encloses the embryo of a mammal, bird, or reptile.
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