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■ noun Zoology & Embryology the outermost layer of cells or tissue of an embryo, or the parts derived from this (e.g. the epidermis).
Derivatives
~al adjective
Origin
C19: from ecto- + Gk derma 'skin'.
[ 'ɛktə(ʊ)də:m ]
■ noun Zoology & Embryology the outermost layer of cells or tissue of an embryo, or the parts derived from this (e.g. the epidermis).
Derivatives
~al adjective
Origin
C19: from ecto- + Gk derma 'skin'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004