dericadj.
/ˈdɛrɪk/ Etymology: modern < Greek δέρος skin + -ic suffix.
Biology.
1878 F. J. Bell & E. R. Lankester tr. C. Gegenbaur 36 The outer germinal layer (deric layer or ectoderm) forms the outer limiting layer of the body.
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