metazoan

English Thesaurus

1. any animal of the subkingdom Metazoa; all animals except protozoans and sponges (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna,
definition	:	a living organism characterized by voluntary movement (noun.tops)

member meronym	:	metazoa, subkingdom metazoa,
definition	:	multicellular animals having cells differentiated into tissues and organs and usually a digestive cavity and nervous system (noun.animal)