Biology
Metazoans (metazoa)
Term: Metazoans (misspelling of Metazoa)
Literally meaning: ?after animals?
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???/zoa(=plural of ??????/zoon=a live thing, animal)
The term was coined as in Protozoa the Precursors of Metazoa.
(zoology): Metazoans is the clade, or subkingdom of all multicellular animals which are characterised by having cells differentiated into tissues and organs. All animals except for sponges and placozoa (marine invertebrates) are classified as metazoans. Although the term "Eumetazoans" is most frequently used for this group of organisms, in general the term "Metazoans" is used to describe the kingdom of Animalia as a whole.
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Sporozoa Or Or Sporozoans
Term: Sporozoa or or Sporozoans Literally meaning: ?animals forming spores" Origin: Anc Greek+??????(=seed) > (=sow,) >??????/spearo (=disperse) ???/zoa(=plural of ??????/zoon=a live thing, animal) Coined/HistoryThe name is based on...
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Zoonosis, Zoonotic
Term: zoonosis, zoonotic (adj)Literally meaning: ?animal disease or contagious animals?Origin: Anc Greek????/zoon(=animal)?????/nosos(=disease)Coined/HistoryBy German physician Rudolf Virchow (1821-1905) who raised in a family of butchers and he...
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Protozoa
Term: ProtozoaLiterally meaning: ?first animals? Origin: Anc Greek??????/protos(=first)???/zoa(=plural of ??????/zoon=a live thing, animal) Coined/HistoryThe term was coined in1818 by German biologist Georg August Goldfuss Definition(zoology): The...
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Taxonomy
Term: taxonomyCarl Linnaeus (1707 ?1778) Origin: Anc Greek ?????(=arrangement, order)?????/nomos(=division) > ????/nemo(=distribute, divide) Coined:The first attempt for describing and naming organisms is began by ancient philosopher Aristotle (384-322BC)...
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The Roots Of Our Animal Family Tree
Biology concepts ? porifera, last common ancestor, placozoa, cladogram, lower metazoan, bilaterians Bonobo apes (Pan paniscus) are very closely related to chimpanzees. They have longer legs than common chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and are also distinguished...
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