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Definitions for: Metazoa [n] multicellular animals having cells differentiated into tissues and organs and usually a digestive cavity and nervous system
Webster (1913) Definition: Met`a*zo"a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? after + ? an
animal.] (Zo["o]l.)
Those animals in which the protoplasmic mass, constituting
the egg, is converted into a multitude of cells, which are
metamorphosed into the tissues of the body. A central cavity
is commonly developed, and the cells around it are at first
arranged in two layers, -- the ectoderm and endoderm. The
group comprises nearly all animals except the Protozoa.
Synonyms: subkingdom Metazoa
See Also: animal kingdom, Animalia, Cnidaria, Coelenterata, kingdom Animalia, metazoan, phylum Cnidaria, phylum Coelenterata, subkingdom
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