- metazoan - any animal of the subkingdom Metazoa; all animals except protozoans and sponges
--1 is a kind of subkingdom; animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna; subkingdom; animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
--1 is a member of --1 has members:metazoan; Cnidaria, phylum Cnidaria, Coelenterata, phylum Coelenterata