‖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 ]
☞ 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 ]
(n) large coniferous evergreen tree of North Africa and Spain having flattened branches and scalelike leaves yielding a hard fragrant wood; bark yields a resin used in varnishes, Syn.Tetraclinis articulata, sandarac tree, Callitris quadrivalvis
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
‖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 ]
☞ 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 ]
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