Definition of Malacozoa. Meaning of Malacozoa. Synonyms of Malacozoa

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Definition of Malacozoa

Malacozoa
Malacozoa Mal`a*co*zo"a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? soft + ? an animal.] (Zo["o]l.) An extensive group of Invertebrata, including the Mollusca, Brachiopoda, and Bryozoa. Called also Malacozoaria.

Meaning of Malacozoa from wikipedia

- French malacologie, contraction of malacozoologie; from the Neo-Latin Malacozoa, 'zoological group including soft-bodied animals'; from Ancient Gr****...
- Bronn, 1860, [2]. Band 3, Malacozoa, Abt. 1: Malacozoa acephala, von H.G. Bronn, 1862, [3]. Band 3, Malacozoa, Abt. 2: Malacozoa cephalophora, von W. Keferstein...