Associations to the word «Metazoan»

Wiktionary

METAZOAN, noun. (zoology) Any animal that undergoes development from an embryo stage with three tissue layers, namely the ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm. The term applies to all animals except the sponges.
METAZOAN, noun. (zoology) Any animal that is multicellular.
METAZOAN, adjective. Having to do with animals that develop from an embryo with three tissue layers.
METAZOAN, adjective. Having to do with animals that are multicellular.

Dictionary definition

METAZOAN, noun. Any animal of the subkingdom Metazoa; all animals except protozoans and sponges.

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.