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Metazoa vs Metazoan - What's the difference?

metazoa | metazoan |

In zoology terms the difference between metazoa and metazoan

is that metazoa is all those multicellular animals of the subkingdom Metazoa while metazoan is any animal that is multicellular.

As an adjective metazoan is

having to do with animals that develop from an embryo with three tissue layers.

metazoa

English

Noun

(-)
  • (zoology) All those multicellular animals of the subkingdom Metazoa.

    • metazoan

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (zoology) Any animal that undergoes development from an embryo stage with three tissue layers, namely the ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm. The term applies to all animals except the sponges.
  • (zoology) Any animal that is multicellular.

    • Related terms

    *parazoan

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having to do with animals that develop from an embryo with three tissue layers.
  • Having to do with animals that are multicellular.

    • Synonyms

    *metazoic

    Related terms

    *parazoan