diploblastic

[dip-luh-blas-tik]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

having two germ layers, the ectoderm and endoderm, as the embryos of sponges and coelenterates.

diploblastic

/ ˌdɪpləʊˈblæstɪk /

adjective

(of jellyfish, corals, and other coelenterates) having a body developed from only two germ layers (ectoderm and endoderm) Compare triploblastic

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Word History and Origins

Origin of diploblastic¹

First recorded in 1880–85; diplo- + -blast + -ic

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diploblastic vs. triploblastic

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These two forms at least indicate a possible stepping-stone from Ctenophora to 594 Turbellaria, that is to say, from diploblastic to triploblastic Metazoa.