phylon en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- fīʹlŏn
- /ˈfaɪlɒn/
Etymology
From Late Latin phȳlon (a synonym of tribus, whence the English tribe), from Ancient Greek φῦλον (phûlon, “race, tribe”), whence the English phylum.
Meanings
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(obsolete) All of the organisms descending from a given common ancestor, regarded as a race, tribe, vel sim.; a clade.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:phylon.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| phyla | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
phylogeny · phyletic · phylarch
Translations (1)
de Phylon (all the descendant organisms of a given ancestor — see also clade)