Malacozoa

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Malacozoa \Mal`a*co*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. malako`s soft +
     zo^,on an animal.] (Zool.)
     An extensive group of Invertebrata, including the Mollusca,
     Brachiopoda, and Bryozoa. Called also {Malacozoaria}.
     [1913 Webster]