phylum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a divisio or a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank
A large division of possibly related languages, or a major language family which is not subordinate to another.

/ˈfaɪləm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phylum.wav

phylum phyla phylums

From Latin phylum, from Ancient Greek φῦλον (phûlon, “tribe, race”).

superstock

phylo- phylon

infraphylum interphylum intraphylum macrophylum monophylum paraphylum phylal subphylum superphylum

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