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EXODERM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does exoderm mean?
• EXODERM (noun)
The noun EXODERM has 1 sense:
1. the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue
Familiarity information: EXODERM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("exoderm" 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 "exoderm"):
neural tube (a tube of ectodermal tissue in the embryo from which the brain and spinal cord develop)
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