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Metazoan vs Metazoon - What's the difference?

metazoan | metazoon |

In zoology terms the difference between metazoan and metazoon

is that metazoan is any animal that is multicellular while metazoon is one of the Metazoa.

As an adjective metazoan

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

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

    metazoon

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (zoology) One of the Metazoa.
    • (Webster 1913)