PHYLUM


Meaning of PHYLUM in English

/ 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.

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