Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
epidermis . - noun Same as
ectoderm . - noun The external crust of the body of an insect.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An outer layer of
skin . - noun The outermost layer of cells in a developing
embryo .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue
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Examples
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As they stared the Mutable's exoderm began to flow and ripple violently.
Voyage To The City Of The Dead Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1984
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