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‖ parazoa, n. pl. Zool.|pærəˈzəʊə|
[mod.L. neut. pl., f. Gr. παρα- para-1 + ζῷον animal; after protozoa, metazoa.]
In some classifications, a name for the Sponges considered as a division co-ordinate with Protozoa and Metazoa. Hence paraˈzoan a., belonging to the Parazoa; n., a member of the Parazoa.
1887Sollas in Encycl. Brit. XXII. 421/1 The phylum Parazoa or Spongiæ consists of two main branches. |