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Meaning
Noun
●
In Taxonomy:
A
rank
in the
classification
of
organisms
, below
kingdom
and above
class
; also called a
divisio
or a
divisio
n, especially in
describing
plants
; a
taxon
at that
rank
●
In Linguistics:
A large
division
of
possibly
related
languages
, or
a major
language family
which is not
subordinate
to another.
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Origin
phylum
English
phylum
Latin
φῦλον
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Genus
Clade
Superfamily
Suborder
Genera
Artiodactyls
Subfamily
Species
Fungi
Proteobacteria
Lineage
Subspecies
Phylogeny
Lepidoptera
Cyanobacteria
Taxon
Bacterium
Subfamilies
Specie
Molluscs
Protista
Arthropod
Firmicutes
Clades
Plantae
Gammaproteobacteria
Taxonomically
Subgenus
Cnidarians
Archaea
Mammal
Taxa
Subtype
Crustacean
Eukarya
Alga
Toothed Whale
Binomial Nomenclature
Plant Kingdom
Green Algae
Animal Kingdom
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