malacozoic

malacozoic
malacozoic, a.
(ˈmæləkəʊˈzəʊɪk)
[f. mod.L. malacozōa (f. Gr. µαλακό-ς soft + ζῶον an animal) + -ic.]
Of or pertaining to the Malacozoa or soft-bodied animals, e.g. the Mollusca. malacozoic series: Huxley's term for the series of animals from the lowest Polyzoa to the highest molluscs.
Huxley Anat. Inv. Anim. xii. 679.

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  • Malacozoic — Mal a*co*zo ic, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Malacozoa. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • malaco-zoology — (ˌmæləkəzəʊˈɒlədʒɪ) [a. F. malacozoologie (De Blainville 1825), f. mod.L. malacozōa (see malacozoic and ology); cf. zoology.] = malacology. in Mayne Expos. Lex. Catal. Lib. Univ. Museum, Oxford …   Useful english dictionary

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