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Definition of phylum noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

phylum

noun
 
/ˈfaɪləm/
 
/ˈfaɪləm/
(plural phyla
 
/ˈfaɪlə/
 
/ˈfaɪlə/
)
(biology)
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  1. a group into which animals, plants, etc. are divided, smaller than a kingdom and larger than a class compare genus
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    Word Originlate 19th cent.: modern Latin from Greek, phulon ‘race’.
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