Metazoa
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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
The whole of the animal kingdom is divided into two great groups, which are called the Protozoa and the Metazoa.
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 George John Romanes
The layers are sometimes spoken of as the primary organs, and their importance lies in the fact that they are supposed to be generally homologous throughout the series of the Metazoa.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
In so far as concerns the present argument, it is the same with the Metazoa, or at least all of them which have developed organizations.
From Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I by Herbert Spencer
We have further to note that in the embryos of Metazoa at all advanced in organization, there arises between these two layers a third—the mesoblast.
From Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I by Herbert Spencer
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