Zoophyta

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

  Zoophyta \Zo*oph"y*ta\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. zw^,on an animal +
     fyto`n a plant.] (Zool.)
     An extensive artificial and heterogeneous group of animals,
     formerly adopted by many Zoologists. It included the
     c[oe]lenterates, echinoderms, sponges, Bryozoa, Protozoa,
     etc.


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     Note: Sometimes the name is restricted to the C[oe]lentera,
           or to the Anthozoa.
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