metazoan

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Noun metazoan has 1 sense

metazoan - any animal of the subkingdom Metazoa; all animals except protozoans and sponges
--₁ is a kind of animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
--₁ is a member of Metazoa, subkingdom Metazoa

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Metazoan

Noun

A metazoan refers to any of the multicellular animals that form the kingdom Metazoa, encompassing a vast range of species.

Sample Sentence:

The ocean is teeming with various metazoans, such as fish, mollusks, and crustaceans.

Adjective

When used as an adjective, metazoan describes something related to or characteristic of a metazoan organism.

Sample Sentence:

The study aimed to understand the developmental processes in metazoan species.