diploblastic
[ dip-luh-blas-tik ]
/ ˌdɪp ləˈblæs tɪk /
adjective
having two germ layers, the ectoderm and endoderm, as the embryos of sponges and coelenterates.
Words nearby diploblastic
diplexer,
diplo-,
diplobacillus,
diplobacteria,
diplobiont,
diploblastic,
diplocardia,
diplocardiac,
diplock court,
diplococcoid,
diplococcus
Example sentences 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)
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Medical 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.