"metazoan" meaning in All languages combined

See metazoan on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: Metazoa + -an Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Metazoa|an}} Metazoa + -an Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} metazoan (not comparable)
  1. Having to do with animals that develop from an embryo with three tissue layers. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-metazoan-en-adj-dWjQ012u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 37 14 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 30 32 19 20
  2. Having to do with animals that are multicellular. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-metazoan-en-adj-KEwEto95 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 37 14 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 30 32 19 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: metazoic Related terms: parazoan Translations ((zoology) relating to metazoa): monisoluinen (Finnish), métazoaire [feminine, masculine] (French)
Disambiguation of '(zoology) relating to metazoa': 48 52

Noun [English]

Forms: metazoans [plural]
Etymology: Metazoa + -an Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Metazoa|an}} Metazoa + -an Head templates: {{en-noun}} metazoan (plural metazoans)
  1. (zoology, deprecated) Any animal that undergoes development from an embryo stage with two or three tissue layers, namely the ectoderm, endoderm, and sometimes mesoderm. Tags: proscribed Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-metazoan-en-noun-5qRB1IuW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 37 14 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 30 32 19 20 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. (zoology) Any animal that is multicellular. Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-metazoan-en-noun-qEV-6Gw8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 37 14 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 30 32 19 20 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: eumetazoan, Metazoa, metazoal, protozoan, parazoan Translations ((zoology) animals with differentiated tissues): monisoluinen eläin (Finnish), métazoaire [masculine] (French), metazoo [masculine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of '(zoology) animals with differentiated tissues': 49 51

Inflected forms

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