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Word: Metazoa
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
modern Latin (plural), from meta- (expressing change) + Greek zōia (plural of zōion ‘animal’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌmɛtəˈzəʊə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a major division of the animal kingdom that comprises all animals other than protozoans and sponges. They are multicellular animals with differentiated tissues.
Short Definition:major division of animal kingdom that comprises all animals other than protozoans
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