metazoans

noun

Meaning

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

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Related words

chordates(English)amphioxus(English)phylogenies(English)eukaryote(English)coevolution(English)ciliates(English)morphogenesis(English)xenopus laevis(English)

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