parazoanadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌparəˈzəʊən/, U.S.

/ˌpɛrəˈzoʊən/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: para- prefix¹, -zoan comb. form.

Etymology: < para- prefix¹ + -zoan comb. form, after Parazoa n.

Zoology.

A. adj.

Of or relating to the division Parazoa or sponges. Cf. Parazoa n.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. 4285/2 Parazoan, of or pertaining to the Parazoa.

2000 C. Tudge Variety of Life ii. v. 190 The sponge and placozoan level of organization is often called parazoan.

B. n.

A member of the Parazoa; a sponge.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. 4285/2 Parazoan..a member of the Parazoa.

1979 Sci. Amer. July 110/2 This phylum of primitive animals is the only one in the subkingdom of parazoans, a category higher than the subkingdom of the one-celled protozoans but lower than the subkingdom of the many-celled metazoans.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	parazoan
释义	parazoanadj.n. Brit. /ˌparəˈzəʊən/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈzoʊən/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: para- prefix¹, -zoan comb. form. Etymology: < para- prefix¹ + -zoan comb. form, after Parazoa n. Zoology. A. adj. Of or relating to the division Parazoa or sponges. Cf. Parazoa n. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. 4285/2 Parazoan, of or pertaining to the Parazoa. 2000 C. Tudge Variety of Life ii. v. 190 The sponge and placozoan level of organization is often called parazoan. B. n. A member of the Parazoa; a sponge. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. 4285/2 Parazoan..a member of the Parazoa. 1979 Sci. Amer. July 110/2 This phylum of primitive animals is the only one in the subkingdom of parazoans, a category higher than the subkingdom of the one-celled protozoans but lower than the subkingdom of the many-celled metazoans. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1890
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