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单词 Placozoa
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Definition of Placozoa in English:

Placozoa

plural noun ˌplakəˈzəʊəˌplakəˈzōə
Zoology
  • A minor phylum that contains a single minute marine invertebrate (Trichoplax adhaerens ), which has a flattened body with two cell layers and is the simplest known metazoan.

    〔动〕扁盘动物

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Despite these attempts, relationships among Bilateria, Cnidaria, Ctenophora, Placozoa, and Porifera remain obscure.
    • Of particular interest in this regard are animals in the early diverging non-bilaterian phyla Porifera, Placozoa, Cnidaria, and Ctenophora.
    • Increasing evolutionary diversity for comparative genomics to early-emerging multicellular animals (e.g., Porifera, Placozoa, Cnidaria, Ctenophora) may help to decipher animal origins.
    • Presently, many species are highlighted for study because of their membership in Cnidaria, Ctenophora, Placozoa, or Porifera.
    • The phylum Placozoa, with its single described species Trichoplax adhaerens, is of great interest to students of metazoan evolution because of its simple composition and its resistance to secure placement within the metazoan tree.

Origin

Modern Latin (plural), from Greek plakos 'flat' + zōia 'animals'.

Definition of Placozoa in US English:

Placozoa

plural nounˌplakəˈzōə
Zoology
  • A minor phylum that contains a single minute marine invertebrate (Trichoplax adhaerens), which has a flattened body with two cell layers and is the simplest known metazoan.

    〔动〕扁盘动物

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Of particular interest in this regard are animals in the early diverging non-bilaterian phyla Porifera, Placozoa, Cnidaria, and Ctenophora.
    • The phylum Placozoa, with its single described species Trichoplax adhaerens, is of great interest to students of metazoan evolution because of its simple composition and its resistance to secure placement within the metazoan tree.
    • Presently, many species are highlighted for study because of their membership in Cnidaria, Ctenophora, Placozoa, or Porifera.
    • Increasing evolutionary diversity for comparative genomics to early-emerging multicellular animals (e.g., Porifera, Placozoa, Cnidaria, Ctenophora) may help to decipher animal origins.
    • Despite these attempts, relationships among Bilateria, Cnidaria, Ctenophora, Placozoa, and Porifera remain obscure.

Origin

Modern Latin (plural), from Greek plakos ‘flat’ + zōia ‘animals’.

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