Metazoa

See also: metazoa

Translingual

Etymology

From meta- +‎ -zoa. Coined by German biologist Ernst Haeckel.

Proper noun

Metazoa

  1. A taxonomic kingdom within the domain Eukarya – metazoa.

Usage notes

Formerly used interchangeably with Eumetazoa.

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