Metazoa
/ˌmetəˈzəʊə/1
- Zoology a major division of the animal kingdom that comprises all animals other than protozoans and sponges. They are multicellular animals with differentiated tissues【动】后生动物门。
1.1
- Subkingdom Metazoa, kingdom Animalia.后生动物亚界, 动物界。
1.2
- as plural noun metazoan animals of this division后生动物。
派生词
metazoan
noun & adjective词源
modern Latin (plural), from META- (expressing change) + zōia （plural of zōion 'animal'）.