metazoonn.
/ˌmɛtəˈzəʊən/, /ˌmɛtəˈzəʊɒn/, U.S. /ˌmɛdəˈzoʊˌɑn/ Zoology.
A member of the division Metazoa; a metazoan.The plural form is usually supplied by Metazoa n.
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1875 T. H. Huxley in Jrnl. Linn. Soc.: Zool. 12 205 The next stage in the development of the embryo of a Metazoon consists [etc.].
1887 Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 397 The proper name for these stages would..be Metembryo, in allusion to the fact that the ovum at this stage is probably essentially a Metazoon.
1900 Mind 9 328 It is, however, impossible to demonstrate the permanent modification of the protoplasm of any metazoon by a new constant stress from without.
1926 Jrnl. Philos. 23 150 Within the individual metazoön or metaphyte, to be sure, there are many one-way processes.
1963 A. Remane in E. C. Dougherty et al. Lower Metazoa ii. 26 No biologist regards Protohydra as the most primitive metazoön.
1982 Immunobiology 163 53 Cerianthus membranaceus (Singapore) is a marine metazoon that belongs..to the group of cnidaria.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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