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phylum

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfaɪləm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fī′ləm)

Inflections of 'phylum' (n): npl: phyla

phy•lum (fī′ləm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -la (-lə).USA pronunciation

Biologythe primary subdivision of a taxonomic kingdom, grouping together all classes of organisms that have the same body plan.
Linguisticsa category consisting of language stocks that, because of cognates in vocabulary, are considered likely to be related by common origin. Cf. stock (def. 13).

Greek phŷlon tribe, stock; see phylon
Neo-Latin
1875–80

phy′lar, adj.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

phylum /ˈfaɪləm/ n ( pl -la /-lə/)

a major taxonomic division of living organisms that contain one or more classes. An example is the phylum Arthropoda (insects, crustaceans, arachnids, etc, and myriapods)
any analogous group, such as a group of related language families or linguistic stocks

Etymology: 19th Century: New Latin, from Greek phulon race

'phylum' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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