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Ec"to*derm (?), n. [Ecto- + -derm.] Biol. (a)
The outer layer of the blastoderm; epiblast
The external skin or outer layer of an animal or plant, this being formed in an animal from the epiblast. See Illust. of Blastoderm.
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