The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
METAZOA
Metazoa, subkingdom Metazoa
(noun) multicellular animals having cells differentiated into tissues and organs and usually a digestive cavity and nervous system
METAZOAN
metazoan
(noun) any animal of the subkingdom Metazoa; all animals except protozoans and sponges
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
metazoa pl (plural only)
(zoology) The multicellular animals of the subkingdom Metazoa considered collectively.
Source: Wiktionary
Met`a*zo"a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Those animals in which the protoplasmic mass, constituting the egg, is converted into a multitude of cells, which are metamorphosed into the tissues of the body. A central cavity is commonly developed, and the cells around it are at first arranged in two layers, -- the ectoderm and endoderm. The group comprises nearly all animals except the Protozoa.
METAZOON
Met`a*zo"ön, n. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the Metazoa.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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