Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
phylum within thesubkingdom Agnotozoa — simpleballoon -likemarine animals , theplacozoans .
Etymologies
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New Latin, from Ancient Greek stem of πλάξ (plaks, "something broad or flat") + ζῷον (zoon, "animal")
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Examples
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Like the Placozoa, I'd never heard of them before.
Natural History 2004
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The most ancient animal groups (phyla) include the Porifera (sponges), Placozoa, Cnidaria, and Ctenophora (comb jellies).
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The Placozoa are among the most primitive of animals.
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They eventually assigned it to its own phylum, Placozoa.
Darwiniana 2008
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They eventually assigned it to its own phylum, Placozoa.
Uncommon Descent 2008
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