/ ˈfaɪləm; NAmE / noun
( pl. phyla / -lə; NAmE /) ( biology ) a group into which animals, plants, etc. are divided, smaller than a kingdom and larger than a class
—compare genus
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: modern Latin from Greek , phulon race.
/ ˈfaɪləm; NAmE / noun
( pl. phyla / -lə; NAmE /) ( biology ) a group into which animals, plants, etc. are divided, smaller than a kingdom and larger than a class
—compare genus
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: modern Latin from Greek , phulon race.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005