multicellular

[ muhl-tee-sel-yuh-ler, muhl-tahy- ]

/ ˌmʌl tiˈsɛl yə lər, ˌmʌl taɪ- /

composed of several or many cells.

Origin of multicellular

First recorded in 1855–60; multi- + cellular

Weismann deduces from this a radical distinction between the unicellular and the multicellular organisms.

The Wonders of Life |Ernst Haeckel
The phylum Porifera or Spongi includes the simplest of the Metazoa or multicellular animals.

Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa |Nelson Annandale
Like that of all other organisms, unicellular or multicellular, his development starts from the nucleus of a single cell.

Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) |George John Romanes
In multicellular animals the power of reproduction is in the germ-cells, which differ from the somatic cells.

The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation |Austin O'Malley

A very instructive example is furnished by the case of volvox, a multicellular vegative organism of very curious habits.

The Truth About Woman |C. Gasquoine Hartley

multicellular

[ mŭl′tē-sĕl′yə-lər, -tī- ]

Having or consisting of many cells.

mul′ti•cel′lu•lar′i•ty (-lăr′ĭ-tē) n.

multicellular

[ mŭl′tē-sĕl′yə-lər ]

Having or consisting of many cells. Compare unicellular.