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phylum |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Phylum \Phy"lum\, n. (Biol.) A series of animals or plants genetically connected. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Phylum \Phy"lum\, n.; pl {Phyla}. [NL. See {Phylon}.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the larger divisions of the animal kingdom; a branch; a grand division. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: phylum n 1: (linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related 2: (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes
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