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Animal Classification
Matching class names with examples & name meaning
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Science
6th Grade
08/20/2021

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Term

 

Mammalia

Definition

Mammals

Examples: bat, bear, dog, elephant, horse, monkey, opossum, rabbit, seal, whale

Term

 

Aves

Definition

Birds

Examples: eagle, flamingo, ostrich, parrot, penguin, quail, swan

Term

 

 

Osteichtheyes

Definition

"Bony Fish"

Examples: goldfish, trout, tuna, bass, perch, bluegill, crappie

Term

 

 

Chondrichthyes

Definition

"Cartilaginous Fish"

Examples: shark, stingray

Term

 

 

Reptilia

Definition

Reptiles - "creeping animals"

Examples: crocodile, lizard, snake, turtle

Term

 

 

Amphibia

Definition

Amphibians - "both-lifed animals"

Examples: frog, salamander, toad

Term

 

 

Annelida

Definition

 

"Ringed worms"

Examples: earthworm, leech

Term

 

 

Platyhelminths

Definition

 

"flatworms"

Examples: fluke, planarian, tapeworm

Term

 

 

Nematodes

Definition

 

"thread shaped" worms

Examples: fliaria, hookworm, trichina

Term

 

 

 

 

Mollusks

Definition

 

"thin-shelled animals"

Examples: clam, conch, nautilus, octopus, oyster, slug, snail

Term

 

 

Echinoderms

Definition

 

"hedgehog skin"

Examples: sand dollar, sea cucumber, sea lily, sea urchin, starfish

Term

 

 

Coelenterates

Definition

 

"hollow gut"

Examples: coral, hydra, jellyfish, sea anemone

Term

 

Poriferans

Definition

 

 

"pore bearer"

Examples: sponges

Term

 

Arthropods

Definition

 

"joint-footed animals"

Examples: barnacle, centipede, crab, insect, scorpion, spider

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