1. Noun
The inner layer of the skin or integument of an animal.
2. Noun
The innermost layer of the blastoderm and the structures derived from it; the hypoblast; the entoblast. See Illust. of Ectoderm.
3. Noun
the inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the digestive and respiratory systems
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