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- noun the order of animals
 
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- Alcyonaria
 - Amphipoda
 - Anoplura
 - Collembola
 - Decapoda
 - Dermaptera
 - Dermoptera
 - Dictyoptera
 - Embioptera
 - Ephemeroptera
 - Gaviiformes
 - Heliozoa
 - Hemiptera
 - Heteroptera
 - Homoptera
 - Hymenoptera
 - Hyracoidea
 - Hystricomorpha
 - Insectivora
 - Isopoda
 - Isoptera
 - Labyrinthodonta
 - Lacertilia
 - Lagomorpha
 - Lepidoptera
 - Madreporaria
 - Malacopterygii
 - Mallophaga
 - Mecoptera
 - Megachiroptera
 - Menurae
 - Microchiroptera
 - Mugiloidea
 - Myaceae
 - Myomorpha
 - Mysidacea
 - Mysticeti
 - Myxinoidei
 - Myxosporidia
 - Neuroptera
 - Nudibranchia
 - Octopoda
 - Odonata
 - Odontoceti
 - Ophidia
 - Ornithopoda
 - Orthoptera
 - Ostracodermi
 - Passeriformes
 - Pediculati
 - Pelycosauria
 - Perissodactyla
 - Phasmida
 - Pholidota
 - Piciformes
 - Plecoptera
 - Protura
 - Psocoptera
 - Pulmonata
 - Salientia
 - Sauria
 - Scandentia
 - Sciuromorpha
 - Serpentes
 - Siphonaptera
 - Siphonophora
 - Sirenia
 - Squamata
 - Testudines
 - Thysanoptera
 - Thysanura
 - Tubulidentata
 - Xenarthra
 - acanthopterygii
 - acarina
 - actinaria
 - actiniaria
 - actinomycetales
 - actinomyxidia
 - aepyorniformes
 - alcyonacea
 - amoebida
 - amoebina
 - anacanthini
 - anaspida
 - anguilliformes
 - anisoptera
 - anostraca
 - anseres
 - anseriformes
 - anthropoidea
 - anura
 - aplacophora
 - apodiformes
 - apterygiformes
 - araneae
 - araneida
 - artiodactyla
 - batoidei
 - batrachia
 - belemnoidea
 - berycomorphi
 - blattaria
 - blattodea
 - blennioidea
 - brachyura
 - branchiura
 - caprimulgiformes
 - carnivora
 - carnosaura
 - casuariiformes
 - caudata
 - cephalaspida
 - ceratopsia
 - cestida
 - cetacea
 - charadrii
 - charadriiformes
 - chelonethida
 - chelonia
 - chiroptera
 - ciconiiformes
 - cilioflagellata
 - clamatores
 - coccidia
 - coleoptera
 - columbiformes
 - colymbiformes
 - conodonta
 - conodontophorida
 - coraciiformes
 - corrodentia
 - crocodilia
 - crocodylia
 - cuculiformes
 - cyclostomata
 - cydippea
 - cydippida
 - cydippidea
 - cypriniformes
 - dinocerata
 - dinoflagellata
 - dinornithiformes
 - diptera
 - discocephali
 - edentata
 - embiodea
 - ephemerida
 - eubacteriales
 - euphausiacea
 - euronithopod
 - euronithopoda
 - eurylaimi
 - eurypterida
 - exocycloida
 - falconiformes
 - foraminifera
 - fucales
 - gadiformes
 - galliformes
 - ganoidei
 - geophilomorpha
 - gorgonacea
 - gorgoniacea
 - gregarinida
 - gruiformes
 - gymnophiona
 - haemosporidia
 - haplosporidia
 - heterosomata
 - heterostraci
 - hypermastigina
 - hyperoartia
 - hyperotreta
 - ichthyosauria
 - ictodosauria
 - insessores
 - isospondyli
 - labyrinthodontia
 - lari
 - lemuroidea
 - limicolae
 - lipotyphla
 - lobata
 - loricata
 - maniraptora
 - manteodea
 - mantophasmatodea
 - marginocephalia
 - marginocephalian
 - marsupialia
 - megaloptera
 - menotyphla
 - monotremata
 - mycoplasmatales
 - mycrosporidia
 - myxiniformes
 - myxinoidea
 - myxobacterales
 - myxobacteriales
 - natantia
 - nematocera
 - nothosauria
 - notostraca
 - opiliones
 - order acarina
 - order actinaria
 - order actiniaria
 - order actinomycetales
 - order actinomyxidia
 - order aepyorniformes
 - order alcyonaria
 - order amoebida
 - order amoebina
 - order amphipoda
 - order anacanthini
 - order anaspida
 - order anguilliformes
 - order anoplura
 - order anostraca
 - order anseriformes
 - order anura
 - order aplacophora
 - order apodes
 - order apodiformes
 - order apterygiformes
 - order araneae
 - order araneida
 - order artiodactyla
 - order batoidei
 - order batrachia
 - order belemnoidea
 - order berycomorphi
 - order branchiura
 - order caprimulgiformes
 - order carnivora
 - order casuariiformes
 - order caudata
 - order cestida
 - order cetacea
 - order charadriiformes
 - order chelonethida
 - order chelonia
 - order chiroptera
 - order ciconiiformes
 - order cilioflagellata
 - order coccidia
 - order coleoptera
 - order collembola
 - order columbiformes
 - order colymbiformes
 - order conodonta
 - order conodontophorida
 - order coraciiformes
 - order corrodentia
 - order crocodilia
 - order crocodylia
 - order cuculiformes
 - order cyclostomata
 - order cydippea
 - order cydippida
 - order cydippidea
 - order cypriniformes
 - order decapoda
 - order dermaptera
 - order dermoptera
 - order dictyoptera
 - order dinocerata
 - order dinoflagellata
 - order dinornithiformes
 - order diptera
 - order discocephali
 - order edentata
 - order embiodea
 - order embioptera
 - order ephemerida
 - order ephemeroptera
 - order eubacteriales
 - order euphausiacea
 - order eurypterida
 - order exocycloida
 - order falconiformes
 - order foraminifera
 - order fucales
 - order gadiformes
 - order galliformes
 - order ganoidei
 - order gaviiformes
 - order geophilomorpha
 - order gregarinida
 - order gruiformes
 - order gymnophiona
 - order haemosporidia
 - order haplosporidia
 - order heliozoa
 - order hemiptera
 - order heterosomata
 - order hymenoptera
 - order hypermastigina
 - order hyracoidea
 - order ichthyosauria
 - order ictodosauria
 - order insectivora
 - order insessores
 - order isopoda
 - order isoptera
 - order isospondyli
 - order lagomorpha
 - order lepidoptera
 - order lobata
 - order loricata
 - order madreporaria
 - order mallophaga
 - order mantophasmatodea
 - order marsupialia
 - order mecoptera
 - order monotremata
 - order myaceae
 - order mycoplasmatales
 - order mycrosporidia
 - order mysidacea
 - order myxobacterales
 - order myxobacteria
 - order myxobacteriales
 - order myxosporidia
 - order neuroptera
 - order notostraca
 - order nudibranchia
 - order octopoda
 - order odonata
 - order opiliones
 - order ornithischia
 - order orthoptera
 - order osteoglossiformes
 - order ostracodermi
 - order passeriformes
 - order pectinibranchia
 - order pediculati
 - order pedipalpi
 - order pelecaniformes
 - order pelycosauria
 - order perciformes
 - order percomorphi
 - order perissodactyla
 - order phalangida
 - order phasmatodea
 - order phasmida
 - order pholidota
 - order picariae
 - order piciformes
 - order platyctenea
 - order plecoptera
 - order plectognathi
 - order pleuronectiformes
 - order podicipediformes
 - order podicipitiformes
 - order polymastigina
 - order primates
 - order proboscidea
 - order procellariiformes
 - order protura
 - order pseudomonadales
 - order pseudoscorpiones
 - order pseudoscorpionida
 - order psittaciformes
 - order psocoptera
 - order pterosauria
 - order pulmonata
 - order pycnogonida
 - order radiolaria
 - order rajiformes
 - order raptores
 - order rheiformes
 - order rhynchocephalia
 - order rickettsiales
 - order rodentia
 - order salientia
 - order sarcosporidia
 - order saurischia
 - order sauropterygia
 - order scandentia
 - order scleroparei
 - order scorpionida
 - order siluriformes
 - order siphonaptera
 - order siphonophora
 - order sirenia
 - order solenichthyes
 - order solenogastres
 - order spatangoida
 - order sphenisciformes
 - order spirochaetales
 - order squamata
 - order stegocephalia
 - order stereospondyli
 - order stomatopoda
 - order strigiformes
 - order struthioniformes
 - order synentognathi
 - order temnospondyli
 - order testacea
 - order testudinata
 - order testudines
 - order tetraodontiformes
 - order thecodontia
 - order therapsida
 - order thysanoptera
 - order thysanura
 - order tinamiformes
 - order torpediniformes
 - order trichoptera
 - order trogoniformes
 - order tubulidentata
 - order urodella
 - order uropygi
 - order xiphosura
 - order zeomorphi
 - order zygnemales
 - order zygnematales
 - ornithischia
 - ornithomimida
 - oscines
 - osteoglossiformes
 - osteostraci
 - otides
 - passeres
 - pectinibranchia
 - pedipalpi
 - pelecaniformes
 - percher
 - perching bird
 - perciformes
 - percoidea
 - percomorphi
 - petromyzoniformes
 - phalangida
 - phasmatodea
 - picariae
 - pinnipedia
 - platyctenea
 - plectognathi
 - plesiosauria
 - podicipediformes
 - podicipitiformes
 - polymastigina
 - primates
 - proboscidea
 - procellariiformes
 - prosauropoda
 - prosimii
 - pseudomonadales
 - pseudoscorpiones
 - pseudoscorpionida
 - psittaciformes
 - pterosauria
 - pycnogonida
 - radiolaria
 - rajiformes
 - raptores
 - ratitae
 - reptantia
 - rheiformes
 - rhynchocephalia
 - rickettsiales
 - rodentia
 - ruminantia
 - sarcosporidia
 - saurischia
 - sauropoda
 - sauropodomorpha
 - sauropterygia
 - schizopoda
 - scleroparei
 - scombroidea
 - scorpaenoidea
 - scorpionida
 - siluriformes
 - solenichthyes
 - solenogastres
 - spatangoida
 - sphenisciformes
 - spirochaetales
 - stegocephalia
 - stereospondyli
 - stomatopoda
 - strepsirhini
 - strigiformes
 - struthioniformes
 - suborder alcyonacea
 - suborder anisoptera
 - suborder anseres
 - suborder anthropoidea
 - suborder blattaria
 - suborder blattodea
 - suborder blennioidea
 - suborder brachyura
 - suborder carnosaura
 - suborder cephalaspida
 - suborder ceratopsia
 - suborder ceratosaura
 - suborder charadrii
 - suborder clamatores
 - suborder euronithopoda
 - suborder eurylaimi
 - suborder gorgonacea
 - suborder gorgoniacea
 - suborder heteroptera
 - suborder heterostraci
 - suborder homoptera
 - suborder hyperoartia
 - suborder hyperotreta
 - suborder hystricomorpha
 - suborder lacertilia
 - suborder lari
 - suborder lemuroidea
 - suborder limicolae
 - suborder lipotyphla
 - suborder maniraptora
 - suborder manteodea
 - suborder marginocephalia
 - suborder megachiroptera
 - suborder megaloptera
 - suborder menotyphla
 - suborder menurae
 - suborder microchiroptera
 - suborder mugiloidea
 - suborder myomorpha
 - suborder mysticeti
 - suborder myxiniformes
 - suborder myxinoidei
 - suborder natantia
 - suborder nematocera
 - suborder nothosauria
 - suborder odontoceti
 - suborder ophidia
 - suborder ornithomimida
 - suborder ornithopoda
 - suborder oscines
 - suborder osteostraci
 - suborder otides
 - suborder pachycephalosaurus
 - suborder passeres
 - suborder percoidea
 - suborder petromyzoniformes
 - suborder pinnipedia
 - suborder plesiosauria
 - suborder prosauropoda
 - suborder prosimii
 - suborder reptantia
 - suborder ruminantia
 - suborder sauria
 - suborder sauropoda
 - suborder sauropodomorpha
 - suborder sciuromorpha
 - suborder scombroidea
 - suborder scorpaenoidea
 - suborder serpentes
 - suborder strepsirhini
 - suborder tarsioidea
 - suborder theropoda
 - suborder thyreophora
 - suborder tyranni
 - suborder xenarthra
 - suborder zygoptera
 - superorder acanthopterygii
 - superorder labyrinthodonta
 - superorder labyrinthodontia
 - superorder malacopterygii
 - superorder ratitae
 - synentognathi
 - tarsioidea
 - temnospondyli
 - testacea
 - testudinata
 - thecodontia
 - therapsida
 - theropoda
 - thyreophora
 - thyreophoran
 - tinamiformes
 - torpediniformes
 - trichoptera
 - trogoniformes
 - tyranni
 - urodella
 - uropygi
 - xiphosura
 - zeomorphi
 - zygnemales
 - zygnematales
 - zygoptera
 
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