adjective
- consisting of many cells
Usage: biology
Examples
- Humans are multicellular organisms made up of trillions of cells.
- Plants and animals are examples of multicellular life forms.
- The evolution from unicellular to multicellular organisms was a major step in life’s development.
- Multicellular organisms can have specialized cells for different functions.
- Scientists study how multicellular creatures coordinate their cellular activities.
- The multicellular structure allows for greater complexity and size in living things.