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<er>Molluscoidea</er>, including <spn>Brachiopoda</spn> and <spn>Bryozoa</spn>.

<er>Mollusca</er>, including <spn>Cephalopoda</spn>, <spn>Gastropoda</spn>, <spn>Pteropoda</spn>, <spn>Scaphopoda</spn>, <spn>Lamellibranchiata</spn> or <spn>Acephala</spn>.

<er>Echinodermata</er>, including <spn>Holothurioidea</spn>, <spn>Echinoidea</spn>, <spn>Asterioidea</spn>, <spn>Ophiuroidea</spn>, and <spn>Crinoidea</spn>.

<er>C\'d2lenterata</er>, including <spn>Anthozoa</spn> or <spn>Polyps</spn>, <spn>Ctenophora</spn>, and <spn>Hydrozoa</spn> or <i>Acalephs</i>.

<er>Spongiozoa</er> or <er>Porifera</er>, including the sponges.

<er>Protozoa</er>, including <spn>Infusoria</spn> and <spn>Rhizopoda</spn>.

For definitions, see these names in the Vocabulary.</note>

<h1>Animalcular, Animalculine</h1> <Xpage=58>

<hw><hw>An`i*mal"cu*lar</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>An`i*mal"cu*line</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, animalcules.</def> "<i>Animalcular</i> life."

<i>Tyndall.</i>

<h1>Animalcule</h1> <Xpage=58>

<hw>An`i*mal"cule</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[As if fr. a L. <ets>animalculum</ets>, dim. of <ets>animal</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A small animal, as a fly, spider, etc.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Ray.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An animal, invisible, or nearly so, to the naked eye. See <er>Infusoria</er>.</def>

<note>&hand; Many of the so-called <i>animalcules</i> have been shown to be plants, having locomotive powers something like those of animals. Among these are <i>Volvox</i>, the <i>Desmidiac\'91</i>, and the siliceous <i>Diatomace\'91</i>.</note>

<cs><col>Spermatic animalcules</col>. <cd>See <er>Spermatozoa</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Animalculism</h1> <Xpage=58>

<hw>An`i*mal"cu*lism</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>animalculisme</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The theory which seeks to explain certain physiological and pathological by means of animalcules.</def>

<h1>Animalculist</h1> <Xpage=58>

<hw>An`i*mal"cu*list</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>animalculiste</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One versed in the knowledge of animalcules.</def>

<i>Keith.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A believer in the theory of animalculism.</def>

<h1>Animalculum</h1> <Xpage=58>

<hw>An`i*mal"cu*lum</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Animalcula</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[NL. See <er>Animalcule</er>.]</ety> <def>An animalcule.</def>

<note>&hand; <i>Animalcul\'91</i>, as if from a Latin singular <i>animalcula</i>, is a barbarism.</note>

<h1>Animalish</h1> <Xpage=58>

<hw>An"i*mal*ish</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Like an animal.</def>

<h1>Animalism</h1> <Xpage=58>