ECTOBLAST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ectoblast mean? 

• ECTOBLAST (noun)
  The noun ECTOBLAST has 1 sense:

1. the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue

  Familiarity information: ECTOBLAST used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ECTOBLAST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

ectoblast; ectoderm; exoderm

Hypernyms ("ectoblast" is a kind of...):

germ layer ((embryology) any of the 3 layers of cells differentiated in embryos following gastrulation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ectoblast"):

neural tube (a tube of ectodermal tissue in the embryo from which the brain and spinal cord develop)