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diploblastic
(diplo|blast¦ic)
Pronunciation:
/ˌdɪplə(ʊ)ˈblastɪk/
adjective
Zoology
having a body derived from only two embryonic cell layers (ectoderm and endoderm, but no mesoderm), as in sponges and coelenterates.
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