SUBKINGDOM METAZOA
Dictionary entry overview: What does subkingdom Metazoa mean?
• SUBKINGDOM METAZOA (noun)
The noun SUBKINGDOM METAZOA has 1 sense:
1. multicellular animals having cells differentiated into tissues and organs and usually a digestive cavity and nervous system
Familiarity information: SUBKINGDOM METAZOA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SUBKINGDOM METAZOA (noun)
Meaning:
Multicellular animals having cells differentiated into tissues and organs and usually a digestive cavity and nervous system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Metazoa; subkingdom Metazoa
Hypernyms ("subkingdom Metazoa" is a kind of...):
subkingdom ((biology) a taxonomic group comprising a major division of a kingdom)
Meronyms (members of "subkingdom Metazoa"):
metazoan (any animal of the subkingdom Metazoa; all animals except protozoans and sponges)
Cnidaria; Coelenterata; phylum Cnidaria; phylum Coelenterata (hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals)
Holonyms ("subkingdom Metazoa" is a member of...):
animal kingdom; Animalia; kingdom Animalia (taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals)