Metazoal


[met-uh-zoh-uh] /ˌmɛt əˈzoʊ ə/

noun
1.
a zoological group comprising the multicellular animals.

Metazoa Met·a·zo·a (mět’ə-zō’ə)
n.
A subdivision of the animal kingdom that includes all multicellular animal organisms having cells that are differentiated and form tissues and organs.
met’a·zo’an adj. & n.

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