Articulata

[ɑ:'tikjulətə]

Definition

(v.) One of the four subkingdoms in the classification of Cuvier. It has been much modified by later writers.

(v.) One of the subdivisions of the Brachiopoda, including those that have the shells united by a hinge.

(v.) A subdivision of the Crinoidea.

Inputed by Boris

Definition

n. one of the great primary divisions of the animal kingdom according to Cuvier including those animals of which the body is divided into a number of distinct joints—viz. the higher worms or Annelids and also the Insects Crustaceans Arachnids and Myriopods.

Typed by Edmund