English > Animalia: 1 sense > noun 1, animal| Meaning | taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals. |
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| Synonyms | kingdom Animalia, animal kingdom |
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| Members | Acanthocephala, phylum Acanthocephala | phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates |
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| Annelida, phylum Annelida | segmented worms |
| Arthropoda, phylum Arthropoda | jointed-foot invertebrates |
| Brachiopoda, phylum Brachiopoda | marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks |
| Bryozoa, phylum Bryozoa, polyzoa | marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids |
| Chaetognatha, phylum Chaetognatha | arrowworms |
| Chordata, phylum Chordata | Comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord |
| Ctenophora, phylum Ctenophora | comb jellies |
| Cycliophora, phylum Cycliophora | tiny marine organisms each the size of a period found in great numbers on lobsters' lips |
| Echinodermata, phylum Echinodermata | radially symmetrical marine invertebrates including e.g. starfish and sea urchins and sea cucumbers |
| Metazoa, subkingdom Metazoa | multicellular animals having cells differentiated into tissues and organs and usually a digestive cavity and nervous system |
| Mollusca, phylum Mollusca | gastropods |
| Nematoda, phylum Nematoda, Aschelminthes, phylum Aschelminthes | unsegmented worms |
| Nemertea, phylum Nemertea, Nemertina, phylum Nemertina | proboscis worms |
| Parazoa, subkingdom Parazoa | multicellular organisms having less-specialized cells than in the Metazoa |
| Phoronida, Phoronidea, phylum Phoronida | small phylum of wormlike marine animals |
| Platyhelminthes, phylum Platyhelminthes | flatworms |
| Pogonophora, phylum Pogonophora | beard worms |
| Rotifera, phylum Rotifera | A phylum including |
| Sipuncula, phylum Sipuncula | peanut worms |
| animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | A living organism characterized by voluntary movement |
| animal order | The order of animals |
| arthropod family | Any of the arthropods |
| arthropod genus | A genus of arthropods |
| coelenterate family | A family of coelenterates |
| coelenterate genus | A genus of coelenterates |
| ctenophore family | A family of ctenophores |
| ctenophore genus | A genus of ctenophores |
| echinoderm family | A family of echinoderms |
| echinoderm genus | A genus of echinoderms |
| mollusk family | A family of mollusks |
| mollusk genus | A genus of mollusks |
| worm family | A family of worms |
| worm genus | A genus of worms |
| Broader | kingdom | The highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped |
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| Spanish | Animalia, reino animalia, reino animal |
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| Catalan | Animalia |
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