nephrozoan

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noun

A member of the clade Nephrozoa, which includes all deuterostomes and protostomes.

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Meanings

nounnephrozoan (plural nephrozoa or nephrozoans)

plural nephrozoa · plural nephrozoans

  1. biologyA member of the clade Nephrozoa, which includes all deuterostomes and protostomes.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
eubilaterian

Origin

From translingual Nephrozoa + -an. By surface analysis, nephro- + -zoan.

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APA

nephrozoan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nephrozoan

MLA

“nephrozoan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nephrozoan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nephrozoan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nephrozoan.

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