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/mul'tee sel"yeuh leuhr, mul'tuy-/, adj.composed of several or many cells.[1855-60; MULTI- + CELLULAR]
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multicellular organism — an organism composed of many cells, which are to varying degrees integrated and independent. The development of multicellular organisms is accompanied by cellular specialization and division of labour; cells become efficient in one process and… … Universalium
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