"bilaterian" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bilaterians [plural], bilateria [plural]
Etymology: Compare bilateral. Head templates: {{en-noun|s|bilateria}} bilaterian (plural bilaterians or bilateria)
  1. (zoology) Any animal that has bilateral symmetry, collectively grouped in the clade Bilateria. Wikipedia link: Bilateria Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Animals Derived forms: nonbilaterian, prebilaterian, urbilaterian Translations (any animal that has bilateral symmetry, collectively grouped in the clade Bilateria): bilatérien [masculine] (French), دوسوئی (Persian)

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          "text": "Lacking body cavities and both circulatory and excretory organs, with subepidermal nerve plexuses and 'brains' represented, if at all, by thickened anterior commissures, and with simple reproductive set-ups, acoels come close to representing a model stem ancestor for bilaterians.",
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