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The outer layer of the blastoderm; the epiblast; the ectoderm.

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  1. n. The outer layer of the blastoderm; the epiblast; the ectoderm.
  2. n. The outer envelope of a cell; the cell wall.
  3. n. the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue
  4. (a) The outer layer of the blastoderm; the epiblast; the ectoderm. (b) The outer envelope of a cell; the cell wall. Agassiz.
  5. n the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue