"metazoan" meaning in English

See metazoan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From translingual Metazoa + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Metazoa|an|lang1=mul}} translingual Metazoa + -an Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} metazoan (not comparable)
  1. Having to do with animals that are multicellular. Tags: not-comparable
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  2. 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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 36 14 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 33 32 18 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 29 15 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 36 13 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 32 18 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 28 26 23 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 29 28 21 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 28 27 23 22
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': 52 48

Noun

Forms: metazoans [plural]
Etymology: From translingual Metazoa + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Metazoa|an|lang1=mul}} translingual Metazoa + -an Head templates: {{en-noun}} metazoan (plural metazoans)
  1. (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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 36 14 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 33 32 18 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 29 15 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 36 13 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 32 18 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 28 26 23 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 29 28 21 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 28 27 23 22 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. (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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 36 14 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 33 32 18 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 29 15 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 36 13 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 32 18 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 28 26 23 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 29 28 21 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 28 27 23 22 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: eumetazoan, Metazoa, metazoal [adjective], parazoan Translations ((zoology) animals with differentiated tissues): monisoluinen eläin (Finnish), métazoaire [masculine] (French), metazoo [masculine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of '(zoology) animals with differentiated tissues': 50 50

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