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The outer layer of the blastoderm; epiblast.

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  1. n. The outer layer of the blastoderm; epiblast.
  2. n. The external skin or outer layer of an animal or plant, this being formed in an animal from the epiblast. See Illust. of Blastoderm.
  3. n. the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue
  4. (a) The outer layer of the blastoderm; epiblast. (b) The external skin or outer layer of an animal or plant, this being formed in an animal from the epiblast. See Illust. of Blastoderm.
  5. Of or relating to the ectoderm.
  6. n. the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue