metazoan

English

Etymology

Metazoa +‎ -an

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.

Related terms

parazoan

Translations

(zoology) animals with differentiated tissues

French: métazoaire (fr) m

Spanish: metazoo m

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.

Synonyms

metazoic

Related terms

parazoan

Translations

(zoology) relating to metazoa

French: métazoaire (fr) m, f

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