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Mesozoa

[ mez-uh-zoh-uh, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh- ]

noun

, Zoology.
  1. the phylum of invertebrates comprising the mesozoans, parasitic wormlike multicellular organisms sometimes considered to be intermediate in complexity between protozoans and metazoans.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Mesozoa1

From New Latin, dating back to 1875–80; meso-, -zoa

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