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parazoan definition

para·zoan (par′ə zō′ən)

noun

any of the subkingdom (Parazoa) of animals, consisting only of the phylum of sponges, having two tissue layers only and lacking a nervous system and true digestive cavity

Etymology: < ModL Parazoa: see para- & -zoa

adjective

of the parazoans

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