triploblastic

American  

[trip-loh-blas-tik] / ˌtrɪp loʊˈblæs tɪk /

adjective

Zoology.

1. having three primary germ layers, as the embryos of vertebrates.

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triploblastic British  

/ ˌtrɪpləʊˈblæstɪk /

adjective

1. (of all multicellular animals except coelenterates) having a body developed from all three germ layers Compare diploblastic

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Etymology

Origin of triploblastic

1885–90; < Greek tripló ( os ) threefold + blastikós budding. See tri-, -fold, -blast, -ic

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• diploblastic vs. triploblastic

Example Sentences

Eumetazoans branch into Radiata, diploblastic animals with radial symmetry, and Bilateria, triploblastic animals with bilateral symmetry.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The lophotrochozoans are triploblastic and possess an embryonic mesoderm sandwiched between the ectoderm and endoderm found in the diploblastic cnidarians.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The animal phyla of this and subsequent modules are triploblastic and have an embryonic mesoderm sandwiched between the ectoderm and endoderm.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various