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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Articulata \Ar*tic`u*la"ta\ ([aum]r*t[i^]k`[-u]*l[=a]"t[.a]), n. pl. [Neut. pl. from L. articulatus furnished with joints, distinct, p. p. of articulare. See Article, v.] (Zool.) 1. One of the four subkingdoms in the classification of Cuvier. It has been much modified by later writers. [1913 Webster] Note: It includes those Invertebrata having the body composed of a series of ringlike segments (arthromeres). By some writers, the unsegmented worms (helminths) have also been included; by others it is restricted to the Arthropoda. It corresponds nearly with the Annulosa of some authors. The chief subdivisions are Arthropoda (Insects, Myriapoda, Malacopoda, Arachnida, Pycnogonida, Crustacea); and Anarthropoda, including the Annelida and allied forms. [1913 Webster] 2. One of the subdivisions of the Brachiopoda, including those that have the shells united by a hinge. [1913 Webster] 3. A subdivision of the Crinoidea. [1913 Webster] | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Encrinoidea \En`cri*noid"e*a\, n. pl. [NL. See Encrinus and -oid.] (Zo["o]l.) That order of the Crinoidea which includes most of the living and many fossil forms, having jointed arms around the margin of the oral disk; -- also called Brachiata and Articulata. See Illusts. under Comatula and Crinoidea. [1913 Webster] | ||
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