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meta·zoan
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Princeton's WordNet
metazoannoun
any animal of the subkingdom Metazoa; all animals except protozoans and sponges
Wiktionary
metazoannoun
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.
metazoanadjective
Having to do with animals that develop from an embryo with three tissue layers.
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metazoan
A metazoan is any organism within the biological kingdom known as Animalia that is multicellular, heterotrophic, and primarily distinguished from plants, algae, and fungi by their ability for spontaneous movement at some stage in their life cycle. This includes all animals from simple organisms such as sponges to more complex ones like humans.
Webster Dictionary
Metazoannoun
one of the Metazoa
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of metazoan in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of metazoan in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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- metazoiskDanish
- monisoluistenFinnish
- métazoaireFrench
- metazoonfertőzésesHungarian
- metazoanIndonesian
- metazoiItalian
- MetazoárioPortuguese
- metazoanSwedish
- 后生动物Chinese
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