multi-celled

Not single-celled

Multi-celled describes organisms or structures composed of more than one cell, as opposed to single-celled life like bacteria or amoebas.

The term is interchangeable with multicellular: multi-celled organisms, multi-celled life forms.

The hyphenated spelling emphasizes the compound nature of the word.

biology

eukaryotic

Having organized nuclear membrane

cytology · differentiation · mitosis · meiosis · morphogenesis · embryology · zygote · somatic · genetics · physiology

organisms

sponge

Absorbent cleaning material

  • cnidarianStinging aquatic invertebrate
  • molluskSoft-bodied invertebrate, often shelled
  • arthropodJointed-limb invertebrate phylum

vertebrate · invertebrate · mammal · reptile · amphibian · bird · fish · insect · worm · algae

Opposites
cellular composition

multi-celledunicellular

One cell only

single-celled · one-celled · monocellular · acellular · prokaryotic

Family

multi, cell, celled, cells, cellular, cellulose, multicellular, unicellular, single-celled

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