body wall

The portion of an animal body that consists of ectoderm and mesoderm, forms the external body surface, and encloses the body cavity.

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acoelomate
carapace
coelom
coelomata
cuticle
cuticula
lumbar vein
mantle
mantled
mantling
mesentery
mesoglea
nematode
Ovicell
shell
shield
somatic
somatopleure
somatopleuric

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