multicellular
pronunciation
How to pronounce multicellular in British English:
UK [mʌltɪ'seljʊlə]
How to pronounce multicellular in American English:
US [ˌmʌltiˈsɛljəlɚ, -taɪ-]
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- Adjective:
- consisting of many cells
Word Origin
- multicellular (adj.)
- also multi-cellular, 1857, from multi- + cellular.
Example
- 1. At about 4 billion , multicellular organisms would arise .
- 2. The worm is the deepest living multicellular terrestrial organism on earth .
- 3. He said multicellular organisms likely evolved in many places , but the fossils haven 't yet been found .
- 4. When scientists did find multicellular organisms , they assumed that they 'd sunk from oxygen-enriched waters .
- 5. What genetic change allowed multicellular animals to come into existence remains obscure .