phylum
noun/ˈfaɪləm/
/ˈfaɪləm/
(plural phyla
(biology)/ˈfaɪlə/
/ˈfaɪlə/
)- a group into which animals, plants, etc. are divided, smaller than a kingdom and larger than a class compare genusTopics Animalsc2Word Originlate 19th cent.: modern Latin from Greek, phulon ‘race’.
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