Metazoa
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of Metazoa
From New Latin, dating back to 1870–75; see origin at meta-, -zoa
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Our integrative analyses place Ctenophora as the earliest lineage within Metazoa.
From Nature ● May 20, 2014
These cases serve to bridge this distinction between Protozoa and Metazoa, of which therefore we may now take leave.
From Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions by Romanes, George John
The parasites found in the bowel belong principally to two natural groups, Protozoa and Metazoa.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various
For it is surely in itself a most suggestive fact that all the Metazoa begin their life in the same way, or under the same form and conditions.
From Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions by Romanes, George John
The contractile elements in the Metazoa are thus dependent for their stimuli on the nervous elements—the sensory cells and neurones.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
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