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noun
A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below regnum and above classis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy
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Synonyms: division, phylum
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Latin dīvīsiō (“division”). Doublet of division.
