ENTODERM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does entoderm mean? 

• ENTODERM (noun)
  The noun ENTODERM has 1 sense:

1. the inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the digestive and respiratory systems

  Familiarity information: ENTODERM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENTODERM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the digestive and respiratory systems

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

endoblast; endoderm; entoblast; entoderm; hypoblast

Hypernyms ("entoderm" is a kind of...):

germ layer ((embryology) any of the 3 layers of cells differentiated in embryos following gastrulation)