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noun
A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a divisio or a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A large division of possibly related languages, or a major language family which is not subordinate to another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: superstock
Antonyms: none provided
noun
(biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon
Narrower terms: Pyrrophyta, phylum Pyrrophyta, Protozoa, phylum Protozoa, Cryptophyta, phylum Cryptophyta, Chordata, phylum Chordata, Cephalochordata, subphylum Cephalochordata, Urochordata, subphylum Urochordata, Urochorda, subphylum Urochorda, Tunicata, subphylum Tunicata, Vertebrata, subphylum Vertebrata, Craniata, subphylum Craniata, Arthropoda, phylum Arthropoda, Pentastomida, subphylum Pentastomida, Porifera, phylum Porifera, Cnidaria, phylum Cnidaria, Coelenterata, phylum Coelenterata, Ctenophora, phylum Ctenophora, Acanthocephala, phylum Acanthocephala, Chaetognatha, phylum Chaetognatha, Platyhelminthes, phylum Platyhelminthes, Nemertea, phylum Nemertea, Nemertina, phylum Nemertina, Pogonophora, phylum Pogonophora, Rotifera, phylum Rotifera, Nematoda, phylum Nematoda, Aschelminthes, phylum Aschelminthes, Annelida, phylum Annelida, Mollusca, phylum Mollusca, Phoronida, Phoronidea, phylum Phoronida, Bryozoa, phylum Bryozoa, polyzoa, Ectoprocta, phylum Ectoprocta, Entoprocta, phylum Entoprocta, Endoprocta, Cycliophora, phylum Cycliophora, Brachiopoda, phylum Brachiopoda, Sipuncula, phylum Sipuncula, Echinodermata, phylum Echinodermata, division
noun
(linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: social group
History
From Latin phylum, from Ancient Greek φῦλον (phûlon, “tribe, race”).
Across languages
64 source translations are retained for this English entry.
