Metazoa

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Translingual

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Etymology

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

Proper noun

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Metazoa

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

Usage notes

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Metazoa was formerly used interchangeably with Eumetazoa.

Synonyms

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References

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