Usually means: Embryonic structure initiating cell differentiation.
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  1. primitive streak: Merriam-Webster
  2. primitive streak: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
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  4. primitive streak: Wiktionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (primitive streak)

noun:  (embryology) A formation that occurs during the initial phases of embryonic development in birds, reptiles and mammals.

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