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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 tissueplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


EXODERM (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 ("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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