Dictionary

phylum en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈfaɪləm/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Latin phylum, from Ancient Greek φῦλον (phûlon, “tribe, race”).

Meanings

1. 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
   • While biologists are perpetually finding new species, they can almost always fit the organism into one of the existing taxonomic pigeonholes by which scientists classify life forms. The discovery of an organism so unusual that it needs its own phylum is an extremely rare event. 1995 December 14, Natalie Angier, “Flyspeck on a Lobster Lip Turns Biology on Its Ear”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
   • Mammals belong to the phylum Chordata.
2. A large division of possibly related languages, or a major language family which is not subordinate to another.

Forms

Deriveds

infraphylum · interphylum · macrophylum · intraphylum · paraphylum · phylal · monophylum · superphylum · subphylum

Relateds

phylo- · phylon

Synonyms

superstock

Translations (64)

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the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · de Stamm ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · el φύλο ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · id filum ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · fi pääjakso ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · yue 門 /门 ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · ru отде́л ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · sv phylum ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · nan-hbl 門 /门 ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · th ไฟลัม ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · da række ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · vi ngành ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · it divisione ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · ms filum ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · sk kmeň ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · hy տիպ ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · mi pori ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · ca fílum ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · ka ტიპი ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · az tip ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · tr filum ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · sv fylum ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · cy ffylwm ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · sv stam ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · hi संघ ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · pt filo ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · sv provins ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · es filo ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · fo fylki ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · af filum ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · fa شاخه ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · ja 門 ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · lt tipas ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · mk колено ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · he מַעֲרָכָה ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · et hõimkond ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · sl deblo ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · mn хүрээ ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · it tipo ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · ia phylo ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · hu törzs ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · fi kaari ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · nl stam ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · gl filo ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · tr şube ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · my မျိုးပေါင်းစု ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · tl sangahay ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · cmn 門 /门 ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · bg тип ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · is fylking ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · kmr liq ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · oc filum ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · uk ві́дділ ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · tr dal ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) · eo filumo ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class)