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- proper noun A taxonomic
phylum within thekingdom Animalia — thephoronids .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun small phylum of wormlike marine animals
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Of the phyla you haven't seen alive, I have seen: Chaetognatha, Nematomorpha, Nemertea, Sipuncula, Echiura which is really a subgroup of Annelida, Phoronida and Brachiopoda.
So many phyla so little time AYDIN 2008
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