资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Zoophyta \Zo*["o]ph"y*ta\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. zw^,on an
   animal + fyto`n a plant.] (Zo["o]l.)
   An extensive artificial and heterogeneous group of animals,
   formerly adopted by many zo["o]logists. It included the
   c[oe]lenterates, echinoderms, sponges, Bryozoa, Protozoa,
   etc.

   Note: Sometimes the name is restricted to the C[oe]lentera,
         or to the Anthozoa.