multicellular

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

adjective

1. composed of several or many cells.

multicellular

/ mŭl′tē-sĕl′yə-lər /

1. Having or consisting of many cells.
2. Compare unicellular

Word History and Origins

Origin of multicellular¹

First recorded in 1855–60; multi- + cellular

Example Sentences

The details of convergent evolution might of course be more complex in the eukaryotes, multicellular organisms like humans or decapods with large genomes, the total genetic material of an organism.

From Salon

Rose disagrees with this hypothesis and points to the existence of multicellular animals, which have the same basic cell biology as humans, that don’t age at all.

From Salon

During embryonic development, a single fertilized cell turns into a multicellular embryo containing organs with lots of different features.

From Science Daily

Rather, these events appear to be common across diverse organisms, from single-celled amoebas to complex multicellular animals.

From Science Daily

What looks like an individual Velella velella is actually a colony of teeny multicellular animals, or zooids, each with their own function, that come together to make a single organism.

From Los Angeles Times