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metazoan
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun metazoan has 1 sense
OXFORD DICTIONARY
metazoan, n. & adj. Zool.
--n. any animal of the subkingdom Metazoa, having multicellular and differentiated tissues.
--adj. of or relating to the Metazoans.
--n. any animal of the subkingdom Metazoa, having multicellular and differentiated tissues.
--adj. of or relating to the Metazoans.
Etymology
Metazoa f. Gk META- + zoia pl. of zoion animal
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