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Metazoan
Metˊa-zo′an
,Noun.
pl.
Metazoans
. (Zool.)
One of the Metazoa.
Definition 2024
metazoan
metazoan
English
Noun
metazoan (plural metazoans)
- (zoology) Any animal that undergoes development from an embryo stage with three tissue layers, namely the ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm.
- (zoology) Any animal that is multicellular.
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(zoology) animals with differentiated tissues
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Adjective
metazoan (not comparable)
- Having to do with animals that develop from an embryo with three tissue layers.
- Having to do with animals that are multicellular.
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(zoology) relating to metazoa
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