əˈzoʊ noun
1.
any member of a group of invertebrates comprising the phylum Porifera, the sponges.
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to a parazoan organism.
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| —n , pl -zoa | |
| Compare metazoan any multicellular invertebrate of the group Parazoa, which consists of the sponges (phylum Porifera) | |
| [C19: from parazoa, formed on the model of protozoa and metazoa, from | |
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