The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Articulata \Ar*tic`u*la"ta\ ([aum]r*t[i^]k`[-u]*l[=a]"t[.a]), 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.
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Note: 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.
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2. One of the subdivisions of the Brachiopoda, including
those that have the shells united by a hinge.
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3. A subdivision of the Crinoidea.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Encrinoidea \En`cri*noid"e*a\, n. pl. [NL. See Encrinus and
-oid.] (Zo["o]l.)
That order of the Crinoidea which includes most of the living
and many fossil forms, having jointed arms around the margin
of the oral disk; -- also called Brachiata and
Articulata. See Illusts. under Comatula and Crinoidea.
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