Dictionary entry

Malacozoa

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Mal′a‐co‐zo″a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. � soft + ζο̑ͅον an animal.] (Zoöl.) An extensive group of Invertebrata, including the Mollusca, Brachiopoda, and Bryozoa. Called also Malacozoaria.