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Metazoic — Met a*zo ic, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Metazoa. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
metazoic — See metazoal. * * * … Universalium
metazoic — meta·zo·ic … English syllables
metazoic — adjective see metazoal * * * metazōˈic adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑meta … Useful english dictionary
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metazoans — n.; n. pl. [Gr. meta, after; zoon, animal] 1. A small phylum of endoparasitic, ciliated, multicellular organisms composed of two layers, lacking skeletal, muscular, nervous, digestive, respiratory or excretory elements. 2. Often regarded as… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Metazoa — metazoan, adj., n. metazoic, metazoal, adj. /met euh zoh euh/, n. a zoological group comprising the multicellular animals. [1870 75; < NL; see META , ZOA] * * * … Universalium
metazoan — 1. noun Any animal that undergoes development from an embryo stage with three tissue layers, namely the ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm. The term applies to all animals except the sponges. 2. ad … Wiktionary
metazoan — /mɛtəˈzoʊən/ (say metuh zohuhn) adjective 1. belonging or relating to the Metazoa, a major division of the animal kingdom comprising all the animals that are composed of many cells. –noun 2. any member of this group. {New Latin, plural of… …
metazoa — n.pl. pl. (sing. zoon ) all animals except protozoa. ♦ metazoal, ♦ metazoic, a. ♦ metazoan, n. amp; a … Dictionary of difficult words
