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| met·a·zo·an [ mèttə zṓ ən ] (plural met·a·zo·ans) |
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animal with specialized cells: an animal whose body consists of cells that are separated into different parts such as tissues and organs. All animals except for sponges and protozoans are classified as metazoans. Group Metazoa.
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| [Late 19th century. < modern Latin Metazoa< Greek meta- "beside, after" + zoion "animal"] |
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 met·a·zo·an adjective |
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