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/dip'leuh blas"tik/, adj.having two germ layers, the ectoderm and endoderm, as the embryos of sponges and coelenterates.[1880-85; DIPLO- + -BLAST + -IC]
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Diploblastic — Dip lo*blas tic, a. [Gr. ? doublet + blast + ic.] (Biol.) Characterizing the ovum when it has two primary germinal layers. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
diploblastic — [dip΄lō blas′tik, dip΄ləblas′tik] adj. Zool. of or pertaining to a body with only two cellular layers, the ectoderm and the endoderm … English World dictionary
diploblastic — adjective Date: circa 1885 having two germ layers used of an embryo or lower invertebrate that lacks a true mesoderm … New Collegiate Dictionary
diploblastic — adj. [Gr. diploos, twofold; blastos, bud] Having two embryonic germ layers, ectoderm and endoderm … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
diploblastic — adjective Having two embryonic germ layers (the ectoderm and the endoderm) See Also: diploblasty … Wiktionary
diploblastic — Formed of two germ layers. [diplo + G. blastos, germ] * * * dip·lo·blas·tic blas tik adj having two germ layers used of an embryo that lacks a true mesoderm * * * dip·lo·blas·tic (dip″lo blasґtik) [diplo + blast + ic] made up of two germ… … Medical dictionary
diploblàstic — di|plo|blàs|tic Mot Pla Nom masculí … Diccionari Català-Català
diploblastic — adj. having two germ layers (Embryology) … English contemporary dictionary
diploblastic — dip·lo·blas·tic … English syllables
diploblastic — dip•lo•blas•tic [[t]ˌdɪp ləˈblæs tɪk[/t]] adj. ivt having two embryological germ layers, the ectoderm and endoderm, as in cnidarians • Etymology: 1880–85 … From formal English to slang
