diploblastic
[ dip-luh-blas-tik ]
/ ˌdɪp ləˈblæs tɪk /
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adjective
having two germ layers, the ectoderm and endoderm, as the embryos of sponges and coelenterates.
Nearby words
diplexer, diplo-, diplobacillus, diplobacteria, diplobiont, diploblastic, diplocardia, diplocardiac, diplock court, diplococcoid, diplococcus
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Examples from the Web for diploblastic
A diploblastic condition of the organism preceded, as we have seen, the triploblastic.
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British Dictionary definitions for diploblastic
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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Medicine definitions for diploblastic
diploblastic
[ dĭp′lō-blăs′tĭk ]
adj.
Derived from two embryonic germ layers, the ectoderm and the endoderm. Used of invertebrates such as sponges and coelenterates.
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