parazoan

• Substantivo que designa um animal marinho multicelular primitivo de corpo poroso, sustentado por um esqueleto fibroso, geralmente vivendo em colônias sésseis.

A noun referring to a primitive multicellular marine animal with a porous body supported by a fibrous skeletal framework, usually occurring in sessile colonies.

1. Primitive marine animalC2formalscientific

   A simple, multicellular marine organism with a porous body supported by a fibrous skeleton, typically living in fixed colonies.

   Animal marinho primitivo

   • Parazoans, such as sponges, lack true tissues and organs.
   • The parazoan's body is filled with pores and channels for water flow.
   • Scientists study parazoans to understand early animal evolution.

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