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PHORONIDA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Phoronida mean?
• PHORONIDA (noun)
The noun PHORONIDA has 1 sense:
1. small phylum of wormlike marine animals
Familiarity information: PHORONIDA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small phylum of wormlike marine animals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Phoronida; Phoronidea; phylum Phoronida
Hypernyms ("Phoronida" is a kind of...):
phylum ((biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes)
Meronyms (members of "Phoronida"):
phoronid (hermaphrodite wormlike animal living in mud of the sea bottom)
Holonyms ("Phoronida" is a member of...):
animal kingdom; Animalia; kingdom Animalia (taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals)
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