phylum
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phylum
- /ˈfaɪləm/
Sounds like filum · Rhymes with -aɪləm
Where it comes from
From Latin phylum, from Ancient Greek φῦλον (phûlon, “tribe, race”).
noun phyla · phylums
- 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 Mammals belong to the phylum Chordata.
- A large division of possibly related languages, or a major language family which is not subordinate to another.
