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PHORONIDA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Small phylum of wormlike marine animals

Synonyms:

Phoronida; Phoronidea; phylum Phoronida

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Phoronida" is a kind of...):

phylum ((biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes)

Meronyms (members of "Phoronida"):

phoronid (hermaphrodite wormlike animal living in mud of the sea bottom)

Holonyms ("Phoronida" is a member of...):

animal kingdom; Animalia; kingdom Animalia (taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals)

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