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Metazoa

Syllabification: (Met·a·zo·a)
Pronunciation: /ˌmetəˈzōə/

Zoology
Definition of Metazoa
  • a major division of the animal kingdom that comprises all animals other than protozoans and sponges. They are multicellular animals with differentiated tissues.
    • Subkingdom Metazoa, kingdom Animalia
  • (as plural noun metazoa) animals of the Metazoa division.

Origin:

modern Latin (plural), from meta- (expressing change) + zōia (plural of zōion 'animal')

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