adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Such an organism

Adjective

1. 1
   That has many cells, often differentiated in function. not-comparable

Adjective

1. 1
   consisting of many cells wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

cellularmulticompartmentalpolycellularunicellular

Antonyms

All antonyms

monocellularsingle-celledunicellular

Example

More examples

"Tom is a multicellular organism."

Etymology

From multi- + cellular.

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