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Eumetazoa

American  
[yoo-met-uh-zoh-uh] / yuˌmɛt əˈzoʊ ə /

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of Eumetazoa

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

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

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