Eumetazoa

[yoo-met-uh-zoh-uh]

noun

1. the major division, or subkingdom, of Animalia comprising the eumetazoans.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Eumetazoa¹

< New Latin; eu-, Metazoa ( def. )

Example Sentences

The new discovery indicates that the common ancestor of sponges and Eumetazoa lived much earlier than many scientists assumed.

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