English noun: germ layer | |||
1. | germ layer (animal) (embryology) any of the 3 layers of cells differentiated in embryos following gastrulation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | embryonic tissue | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ectoblast, ectoderm, endoblast, endoderm, entoblast, entoderm, exoderm, hypoblast, mesoblast, mesoderm | ||
Domain category | embryology | ||