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subkingdom Metazoa

subkingdom Metazoa

9.6
A large group of animals made of many cells with bodies that have organs and a nervous system
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : subreino Metazoa
  • The subkingdom Metazoa includes all multicellular animals.

Examples

  • The subkingdom Metazoa includes organisms as diverse as sponges and humans.

  • Jellyfish, insects, and mammals are all members of the subkingdom Metazoa.

  • Scientists classify all complex multicellular animals under the subkingdom Metazoa.

  • Did you know that the subkingdom Metazoa has a complex structure?

  • Jellyfish, insects, and mammals are all members of the subkingdom Metazoa.

  • Scientists classify all complex multicellular animals under the subkingdom Metazoa.

  • The subkingdom Metazoa includes organisms as diverse as sponges and humans.

Synonyms

Metazoa
vssubkingdom Metazoa
  • Specialized
8.3

Animals made of many cells that form tissues and organs, usually with a gut and a nervous system

adds a formal taxonomic rank label to the same group

Surface Forms

subkingdom Metazoa singular
subkingdoms Metazoa plural

Morphology

subkingdom + Metazoa

The phrase is compositionally clear: 'subkingdom' (a rank below kingdom) combined with 'Metazoa' (animals with differentiated tissues) directly yields the meaning ‘the taxonomic subgroup of animals under the kingdom level’. Although it is a technical biological term, the internal logic follows standard noun + classifier taxonomy patterns familiar across languages, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Subkingdom Metazoa comes from the parts sub- meaning 'under' and kingdom meaning 'big group', while Metazoa comes from an old Greek word for animals with 'many cells'. So subkingdom Metazoa literally names the large group under a kingdom that includes all animals made of many cells, like sponges, insects and humans.