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metazoan
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
adjective
of the metazoans
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