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metazoan definition

meta·zoan (met′ə zō′ən)

noun

in some systems of classification, any of the very large subkingdom (Metazoa) made up of all animals whose bodies, originating from a single cell, are composed of many differentiated cells arranged into definite organs

Etymology: < ModL Metazoa (< meta- + -zoa) + -an

adjective

of the metazoans

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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