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phylon

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • fīʹlŏn
  • /ˈfaɪlɒn/

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noun

Meaning 1

All of the organisms descending from a given common ancestor, regarded as a race, tribe, vel sim.; a clade.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Examples

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:phylon.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Late Latin phȳlon (a synonym of tribus, whence the English tribe), from Ancient Greek φῦλον (phûlon, “race, tribe”), whence the English phylum.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Phylon — all the descendant organisms of a given ancestor — see also clade