Hypertext Webster Gateway: "phylum"
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) 1.7 (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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