Phylum Definition

fīləm
phyla
noun
A major category in the classification of living organisms, esp. animals, ranking above a class and below a kingdom: it can include one class or many similar classes: the Latinized phylum names are capitalized but not italicized (Ex.: Arthropoda, arthropods)
Webster's New World
A language stock.
Webster's New World
A language family.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Phylum

Noun

Singular:
phylum
Plural:
phyla

Origin of Phylum

  • New Latin phȳlum from Greek phūlon class bheuə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin phylum, from Ancient Greek φῦλον (phulon, “tribe, race").

    From Wiktionary

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