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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 categoryembryology









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