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  • proper noun A taxonomic phylum within the subkingdom Agnotozoa — simple balloon-like marine animals, the placozoans.

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New Latin, from Ancient Greek stem of πλάξ (plaks, "something broad or flat") + ζῷον (zoon, "animal")

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