Metazoa

[ met-uh-zoh-uh ]

noun

1. a zoological group comprising the multicellular animals.

Other Words From

• meta·zoan adjective noun
• meta·zoic meta·zoal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Metazoa¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1870–75; meta-, -zoa

Example Sentences

The whole of the animals with bodies composed of definite tissues of this kind are known as the Metazoa.

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A considerable number of early developmental processes are common to the whole of the Metazoa.

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We have seen that the epiblast represents the skin or epidermis of the simple sack-like ancestor common to all the Metazoa.

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But among the metazoa we find this form of individuality only in the lower (and generally stationary) stages of development.

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Parasitism in the metazoa (in all groups) is even more frequent and interesting than in the metaphyta.

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