metazoan

metazoan

English

Etymology

Metazoa +‎ -an

Noun

metazoan (plural metazoans)

1. (zoology) Any animal that undergoes development from an embryo stage with three tissue layers, namely the ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm.
2. (zoology) Any animal that is multicellular.

Related terms

• metazoal
• parazoan

Translations

(zoology) animals with differentiated tissues

Finnish: monisoluinen eläin French: métazoaire (fr) m

Spanish: metazoo m

Adjective

metazoan (not comparable)

1. Having to do with animals that develop from an embryo with three tissue layers.
2. Having to do with animals that are multicellular.

Synonyms

• metazoic

Related terms

• parazoan

Translations

(zoology) relating to metazoa

Finnish: monisoluinen (fi)

French: métazoaire (fr) m or f