Zoophyta
Pronunciation : Zo*?ph"y*ta
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL., from Gr. (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: An extensive artificial and heterogeneous group of animals, formerly adopted by many zo?logists. It included the coelenterates, echinoderms, sponges, Bryozoa, Protozoa, etc.
Note: Sometimes the name is restricted to the Coelentera, or to the Anthozoa.
pl.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913