diploblastic

[ dip-luh-blas-tik ]

adjective
  1. having two germ layers, the ectoderm and endoderm, as the embryos of sponges and coelenterates.

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Origin of diploblastic

1
First recorded in 1880–85; diplo- + -blast + -ic

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British Dictionary definitions for diploblastic

diploblastic

/ (ˌdɪpləʊˈblæstɪk) /


adjective
  1. (of jellyfish, corals, and other coelenterates) having a body developed from only two germ layers (ectoderm and endoderm): Compare triploblastic

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