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Meaning of metazoan

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

metazoan

noun

Definitions

  1. Any animal that undergoes development from an embryo stage with three tissue layers, namely the ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm.

  2. Any animal that is multicellular.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Having to do with animals that develop from an embryo with three tissue layers.

  2. Having to do with animals that are multicellular.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/metazoan

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metazooneumetazoandeuterostomemesozooidzooidectozoancoelomateschizocoelomate