zoöphyta

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun The alternative name of the Cuvierian Radiata; the Phytozoa; the animal-plants, or plant-like animals.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• noun plural (Zoöl.) An extensive artificial and heterogeneous group of animals, formerly adopted by many zoölogists. It included the cœlenterates, echinoderms, sponges, Bryozoa, Protozoa, etc.