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Zoophyta

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Zo-oph′y-ta

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Noun.
pl.
[NL., from Gr.
ζῶ,ον
an animal +
φυτόν
a plant.]
(Zool.)
An extensive artificial and heterogeneous group of animals, formerly adopted by many Zoologists. It included the cœlenterates, echinoderms, sponges, Bryozoa, Protozoa, etc.
☞ Sometimes the name is restricted to the Cœlentera, or to the Anthozoa.

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Zoöphyta

Zoöphyta

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Zoöphyta

  1. (zoology, archaic) An extensive, artificial, and heterogeneous group of animals, formerly adopted by many zoologists, which included the coelenterates, echinoderms, sponges, Bryozoa, Protozoa, etc; sometimes restricted to the Coelenterata or to the Anthozoa.

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