triploblastic
[ trip-loh-blas-tik ]
/ ˌtrɪp loʊˈblæs tɪk /
adjective Zoology.
having three primary germ layers, as the embryos of vertebrates.
Words nearby triploblastic
tripleton,
triplex,
triplicate,
triplicity,
triplite,
triploblastic,
triploid,
triplopia,
triply,
tripmeter,
tripod
Example sentences from the Web for triploblastic
Very little is known with reference to the origin of the generative cells in the triploblastic Invertebrata.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4) |Francis Maitland BalfourA diploblastic condition of the organism preceded, as we have seen, the triploblastic.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4) |Francis Maitland Balfour
British Dictionary definitions for triploblastic
triploblastic
/ (ˌtrɪpləʊˈblæstɪk) /
adjective
(of all multicellular animals except coelenterates) having a body developed from all three germ layers
Compare diploblastic
Word Origin for triploblastic
C19: from
triplo- threefold (from Greek
triploos) +
-blast