triploblastica

plural noun

trip·​lo·​blas·​ti·​ca

often capitalized

: animals having three germ layers

—used when these are held to form a natural group comprising the worms and all higher forms

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from tripl- + Greek blastika, plural of blastikos budding, from blast- + -ikos -ic

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