phylum : Idioms & Phrases


phylum acanthocephala

  • noun phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates: spiny-headed worms
    Acanthocephala.
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phylum annelida

  • noun segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches
    Annelida.
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phylum arthropoda

  • noun jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedes
    Arthropoda.
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phylum aschelminthes

  • noun unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelworms
    phylum Aschelminthes; Aschelminthes; Nematoda.
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phylum brachiopoda

  • noun marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks
    Brachiopoda.
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phylum bryozoa

  • noun marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids
    Bryozoa; polyzoa.
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phylum chaetognatha

  • noun arrowworms: a group of small active transparent marine worms
    Chaetognatha.
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phylum chordata

  • noun comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord
    Chordata.
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phylum cnidaria

  • noun hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals
    phylum Cnidaria; Coelenterata; Cnidaria.
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phylum coelenterata

  • noun hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals
    phylum Cnidaria; Coelenterata; Cnidaria.
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phylum cryptophyta

  • noun a phylum in the kingdom Protoctista
    Cryptophyta.
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phylum ctenophora

  • noun comb jellies; sea acorns; a small phylum formerly considered a class of Coelenterata
    Ctenophora.
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phylum cycliophora

  • noun tiny marine organisms each the size of a period found in great numbers on lobsters' lips; identified tentatively in 1995 as a new phylum or as possible link between Entoprocta and Ectoprocta
    Cycliophora.
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phylum echinodermata

  • noun radially symmetrical marine invertebrates including e.g. starfish and sea urchins and sea cucumbers
    Echinodermata.
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phylum ectoprocta

  • noun coextensive with or a subphylum of Bryozoa
    Ectoprocta.
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phylum entoprocta

  • noun sometimes considered a subphylum of Bryozoa
    Entoprocta; Endoprocta.
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phylum mollusca

  • noun gastropods; bivalves; cephalopods; chitons
    Mollusca.
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phylum nematoda

  • noun unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelworms
    phylum Aschelminthes; Aschelminthes; Nematoda.
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phylum nemertea

  • noun proboscis worms
    phylum Nemertea; Nemertina; Nemertea.
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phylum nemertina

  • noun proboscis worms
    phylum Nemertea; Nemertina; Nemertea.
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phylum phoronida

  • noun small phylum of wormlike marine animals
    Phoronidea; Phoronida.
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phylum platyhelminthes

  • noun flatworms
    Platyhelminthes.
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phylum pogonophora

  • noun beard worms
    Pogonophora.
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phylum porifera

  • noun coextensive with the subkingdom Parazoa: sponges
    Porifera.
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phylum protozoa

  • noun in some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom; comprises flagellates; ciliates; sporozoans; amoebas; foraminifers
    Protozoa.
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phylum pyrrophyta

  • noun a division of lower plants comprising unicellular and biflagellate algae that form starchy compounds
    Pyrrophyta.
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phylum rotifera

  • noun a phylum including: rotifers
    Rotifera.
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phylum sipuncula

  • noun peanut worms
    Sipuncula.
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