PARAZOAN


Meaning of PARAZOAN in English

/par'euh zoh"euhn/ , Zool.

n.

1. any member of a group of invertebrates comprising the phylum Porifera, the sponges.

adj.

2. of or pertaining to a parazoan organism.

[ parazo ( a ) (see PARA- 1 , -ZOA) + -AN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .