Metazoan
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Metazoan is a noun meaning (zoology) Any animal that is multicellular.
Meaning
(zoology) Any animal that is multicellular.
More Meanings
- Having to do with animals that are multicellular.
- Having to do with animals that develop from an embryo with three tissue layers.
- (zoology, obsolete) Any animal that undergoes development from an embryo stage with two or three tissue layers, namely the ectoderm, endoderm, and sometimes mesoderm.
Word Forms
- metazoa
- metazoans
Synonyms for metazoan
Depending on context, synonyms include metazoic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include metazoon, eumetazoan, deuterostome, mesozooid, zooid, ectozoan.
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