metazoan

(mĕt'ə-zō'ən)
n.
A multicellular animal of the subkingdom Metazoa, a division of the animal kingdom in traditional two-kingdom classification systems.

[From New Latin Metazōa, a subdivision of the animal kingdom : META- + -zōa, pl. of -zōon, animal; see -zoon.]

metazoal met'a·zo'al or met'a·zo'an or met'a·zo'ic adj.

Member of the zoological division of Metazoa.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: any animal of the subkingdom Metazoa; all animals except protozoans and sponges

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - metazo

Nederlands (Dutch)
meercellige (organisme), meercellig

Français (French)
n. - métazoaire
adj. - de la famille des métazoaires

Deutsch (German)
n. - (Zool.) Metazoon, Vielzeller
adj. - metazoisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μετάζωον
adj. - μεταζωικός

Italiano (Italian)
metazoo, metazoico

Português (Portuguese)
n. - metazoário (m)
adj. - metazoário (Zool.)

Русский (Russian)
живые организмы, состоящие из двух или более клеток

Español (Spanish)
n. - metazoos, metazoario
adj. - relativo o perteneciente a los metazoarios

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - flercelligt djur
adj. - flercellig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
后生动物

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 後生動物

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 후생 동물

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 後生動物の
n. - 後生動物

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مخلوق متعدد الخلايا (صفه) متعدد الخلايا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מטזואה (תת-ממלכה בעולם החי, הכוללת רב-תאיים)‬

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