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- noun the order of animals
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- Alcyonaria
- Amphipoda
- Anoplura
- Collembola
- Decapoda
- Dermaptera
- Dermoptera
- Dictyoptera
- Embioptera
- Ephemeroptera
- Gaviiformes
- Heliozoa
- Hemiptera
- Heteroptera
- Homoptera
- Hymenoptera
- Hyracoidea
- Hystricomorpha
- Insectivora
- Isopoda
- Isoptera
- Labyrinthodonta
- Lacertilia
- Lagomorpha
- Lepidoptera
- Madreporaria
- Malacopterygii
- Mallophaga
- Mecoptera
- Megachiroptera
- Menurae
- Microchiroptera
- Mugiloidea
- Myaceae
- Myomorpha
- Mysidacea
- Mysticeti
- Myxinoidei
- Myxosporidia
- Neuroptera
- Nudibranchia
- Octopoda
- Odonata
- Odontoceti
- Ophidia
- Ornithopoda
- Orthoptera
- Ostracodermi
- Passeriformes
- Pediculati
- Pelycosauria
- Perissodactyla
- Phasmida
- Pholidota
- Piciformes
- Plecoptera
- Protura
- Psocoptera
- Pulmonata
- Salientia
- Sauria
- Scandentia
- Sciuromorpha
- Serpentes
- Siphonaptera
- Siphonophora
- Sirenia
- Squamata
- Testudines
- Thysanoptera
- Thysanura
- Tubulidentata
- Xenarthra
- acanthopterygii
- acarina
- actinaria
- actiniaria
- actinomycetales
- actinomyxidia
- aepyorniformes
- alcyonacea
- amoebida
- amoebina
- anacanthini
- anaspida
- anguilliformes
- anisoptera
- anostraca
- anseres
- anseriformes
- anthropoidea
- anura
- aplacophora
- apodiformes
- apterygiformes
- araneae
- araneida
- artiodactyla
- batoidei
- batrachia
- belemnoidea
- berycomorphi
- blattaria
- blattodea
- blennioidea
- brachyura
- branchiura
- caprimulgiformes
- carnivora
- carnosaura
- casuariiformes
- caudata
- cephalaspida
- ceratopsia
- cestida
- cetacea
- charadrii
- charadriiformes
- chelonethida
- chelonia
- chiroptera
- ciconiiformes
- cilioflagellata
- clamatores
- coccidia
- coleoptera
- columbiformes
- colymbiformes
- conodonta
- conodontophorida
- coraciiformes
- corrodentia
- crocodilia
- crocodylia
- cuculiformes
- cyclostomata
- cydippea
- cydippida
- cydippidea
- cypriniformes
- dinocerata
- dinoflagellata
- dinornithiformes
- diptera
- discocephali
- edentata
- embiodea
- ephemerida
- eubacteriales
- euphausiacea
- euronithopod
- euronithopoda
- eurylaimi
- eurypterida
- exocycloida
- falconiformes
- foraminifera
- fucales
- gadiformes
- galliformes
- ganoidei
- geophilomorpha
- gorgonacea
- gorgoniacea
- gregarinida
- gruiformes
- gymnophiona
- haemosporidia
- haplosporidia
- heterosomata
- heterostraci
- hypermastigina
- hyperoartia
- hyperotreta
- ichthyosauria
- ictodosauria
- insessores
- isospondyli
- labyrinthodontia
- lari
- lemuroidea
- limicolae
- lipotyphla
- lobata
- loricata
- maniraptora
- manteodea
- mantophasmatodea
- marginocephalia
- marginocephalian
- marsupialia
- megaloptera
- menotyphla
- monotremata
- mycoplasmatales
- mycrosporidia
- myxiniformes
- myxinoidea
- myxobacterales
- myxobacteriales
- natantia
- nematocera
- nothosauria
- notostraca
- opiliones
- order acarina
- order actinaria
- order actiniaria
- order actinomycetales
- order actinomyxidia
- order aepyorniformes
- order alcyonaria
- order amoebida
- order amoebina
- order amphipoda
- order anacanthini
- order anaspida
- order anguilliformes
- order anoplura
- order anostraca
- order anseriformes
- order anura
- order aplacophora
- order apodes
- order apodiformes
- order apterygiformes
- order araneae
- order araneida
- order artiodactyla
- order batoidei
- order batrachia
- order belemnoidea
- order berycomorphi
- order branchiura
- order caprimulgiformes
- order carnivora
- order casuariiformes
- order caudata
- order cestida
- order cetacea
- order charadriiformes
- order chelonethida
- order chelonia
- order chiroptera
- order ciconiiformes
- order cilioflagellata
- order coccidia
- order coleoptera
- order collembola
- order columbiformes
- order colymbiformes
- order conodonta
- order conodontophorida
- order coraciiformes
- order corrodentia
- order crocodilia
- order crocodylia
- order cuculiformes
- order cyclostomata
- order cydippea
- order cydippida
- order cydippidea
- order cypriniformes
- order decapoda
- order dermaptera
- order dermoptera
- order dictyoptera
- order dinocerata
- order dinoflagellata
- order dinornithiformes
- order diptera
- order discocephali
- order edentata
- order embiodea
- order embioptera
- order ephemerida
- order ephemeroptera
- order eubacteriales
- order euphausiacea
- order eurypterida
- order exocycloida
- order falconiformes
- order foraminifera
- order fucales
- order gadiformes
- order galliformes
- order ganoidei
- order gaviiformes
- order geophilomorpha
- order gregarinida
- order gruiformes
- order gymnophiona
- order haemosporidia
- order haplosporidia
- order heliozoa
- order hemiptera
- order heterosomata
- order hymenoptera
- order hypermastigina
- order hyracoidea
- order ichthyosauria
- order ictodosauria
- order insectivora
- order insessores
- order isopoda
- order isoptera
- order isospondyli
- order lagomorpha
- order lepidoptera
- order lobata
- order loricata
- order madreporaria
- order mallophaga
- order mantophasmatodea
- order marsupialia
- order mecoptera
- order monotremata
- order myaceae
- order mycoplasmatales
- order mycrosporidia
- order mysidacea
- order myxobacterales
- order myxobacteria
- order myxobacteriales
- order myxosporidia
- order neuroptera
- order notostraca
- order nudibranchia
- order octopoda
- order odonata
- order opiliones
- order ornithischia
- order orthoptera
- order osteoglossiformes
- order ostracodermi
- order passeriformes
- order pectinibranchia
- order pediculati
- order pedipalpi
- order pelecaniformes
- order pelycosauria
- order perciformes
- order percomorphi
- order perissodactyla
- order phalangida
- order phasmatodea
- order phasmida
- order pholidota
- order picariae
- order piciformes
- order platyctenea
- order plecoptera
- order plectognathi
- order pleuronectiformes
- order podicipediformes
- order podicipitiformes
- order polymastigina
- order primates
- order proboscidea
- order procellariiformes
- order protura
- order pseudomonadales
- order pseudoscorpiones
- order pseudoscorpionida
- order psittaciformes
- order psocoptera
- order pterosauria
- order pulmonata
- order pycnogonida
- order radiolaria
- order rajiformes
- order raptores
- order rheiformes
- order rhynchocephalia
- order rickettsiales
- order rodentia
- order salientia
- order sarcosporidia
- order saurischia
- order sauropterygia
- order scandentia
- order scleroparei
- order scorpionida
- order siluriformes
- order siphonaptera
- order siphonophora
- order sirenia
- order solenichthyes
- order solenogastres
- order spatangoida
- order sphenisciformes
- order spirochaetales
- order squamata
- order stegocephalia
- order stereospondyli
- order stomatopoda
- order strigiformes
- order struthioniformes
- order synentognathi
- order temnospondyli
- order testacea
- order testudinata
- order testudines
- order tetraodontiformes
- order thecodontia
- order therapsida
- order thysanoptera
- order thysanura
- order tinamiformes
- order torpediniformes
- order trichoptera
- order trogoniformes
- order tubulidentata
- order urodella
- order uropygi
- order xiphosura
- order zeomorphi
- order zygnemales
- order zygnematales
- ornithischia
- ornithomimida
- oscines
- osteoglossiformes
- osteostraci
- otides
- passeres
- pectinibranchia
- pedipalpi
- pelecaniformes
- percher
- perching bird
- perciformes
- percoidea
- percomorphi
- petromyzoniformes
- phalangida
- phasmatodea
- picariae
- pinnipedia
- platyctenea
- plectognathi
- plesiosauria
- podicipediformes
- podicipitiformes
- polymastigina
- primates
- proboscidea
- procellariiformes
- prosauropoda
- prosimii
- pseudomonadales
- pseudoscorpiones
- pseudoscorpionida
- psittaciformes
- pterosauria
- pycnogonida
- radiolaria
- rajiformes
- raptores
- ratitae
- reptantia
- rheiformes
- rhynchocephalia
- rickettsiales
- rodentia
- ruminantia
- sarcosporidia
- saurischia
- sauropoda
- sauropodomorpha
- sauropterygia
- schizopoda
- scleroparei
- scombroidea
- scorpaenoidea
- scorpionida
- siluriformes
- solenichthyes
- solenogastres
- spatangoida
- sphenisciformes
- spirochaetales
- stegocephalia
- stereospondyli
- stomatopoda
- strepsirhini
- strigiformes
- struthioniformes
- suborder alcyonacea
- suborder anisoptera
- suborder anseres
- suborder anthropoidea
- suborder blattaria
- suborder blattodea
- suborder blennioidea
- suborder brachyura
- suborder carnosaura
- suborder cephalaspida
- suborder ceratopsia
- suborder ceratosaura
- suborder charadrii
- suborder clamatores
- suborder euronithopoda
- suborder eurylaimi
- suborder gorgonacea
- suborder gorgoniacea
- suborder heteroptera
- suborder heterostraci
- suborder homoptera
- suborder hyperoartia
- suborder hyperotreta
- suborder hystricomorpha
- suborder lacertilia
- suborder lari
- suborder lemuroidea
- suborder limicolae
- suborder lipotyphla
- suborder maniraptora
- suborder manteodea
- suborder marginocephalia
- suborder megachiroptera
- suborder megaloptera
- suborder menotyphla
- suborder menurae
- suborder microchiroptera
- suborder mugiloidea
- suborder myomorpha
- suborder mysticeti
- suborder myxiniformes
- suborder myxinoidei
- suborder natantia
- suborder nematocera
- suborder nothosauria
- suborder odontoceti
- suborder ophidia
- suborder ornithomimida
- suborder ornithopoda
- suborder oscines
- suborder osteostraci
- suborder otides
- suborder pachycephalosaurus
- suborder passeres
- suborder percoidea
- suborder petromyzoniformes
- suborder pinnipedia
- suborder plesiosauria
- suborder prosauropoda
- suborder prosimii
- suborder reptantia
- suborder ruminantia
- suborder sauria
- suborder sauropoda
- suborder sauropodomorpha
- suborder sciuromorpha
- suborder scombroidea
- suborder scorpaenoidea
- suborder serpentes
- suborder strepsirhini
- suborder tarsioidea
- suborder theropoda
- suborder thyreophora
- suborder tyranni
- suborder xenarthra
- suborder zygoptera
- superorder acanthopterygii
- superorder labyrinthodonta
- superorder labyrinthodontia
- superorder malacopterygii
- superorder ratitae
- synentognathi
- tarsioidea
- temnospondyli
- testacea
- testudinata
- thecodontia
- therapsida
- theropoda
- thyreophora
- thyreophoran
- tinamiformes
- torpediniformes
- trichoptera
- trogoniformes
- tyranni
- urodella
- uropygi
- xiphosura
- zeomorphi
- zygnemales
- zygnematales
- zygoptera
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