ARTICULAR; ARTICULARY
Ar*tic"u*lar, Ar*tic"u*la*ry, n. (Anat.)
Defn: A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.
ARTICULARLY
Ar*tic"u*lar*ly, adv.
Defn: In an articular or an articulate manner.
ARTICULATA Ar*tic`u*la"ta, n. pl. Etym: [Neut. pl. from L. articulatus furnished with joints, distinct, p. p. of articulare. See Article, v.] (Zoöl.)
1. One of the four subkingdoms in the classification of Cuvier. It has been much modified by later writers.
Note: It includes those Invertebrata having the body composed 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, Arachnida, Pycnogonida, Crustacea); and Anarthropoda, including the Annelida and allied forms.
2. One of the subdivisions of the Brachiopoda, including those that have the shells united by a hinge.
3. A subdivision of the Crinoidea.
ARTICULATE
Ar*tic"u*late, a. Etym: [L. articulatus. See Articulata.]