urmetazoan

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noun

The hypothetical common ancestor of all animals

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Meanings

nounurmetazoan (plural urmetazoans)

plural urmetazoans

  1. The hypothetical common ancestor of all animals

Origin

From ur- + metazoan.

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APA

urmetazoan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urmetazoan

MLA

“urmetazoan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urmetazoan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “urmetazoan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urmetazoan.

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