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Word: Phylum
Speech Type: Noun
late 19th century: modern Latin from Greek, phulon ‘race’
ˈfʌɪləm
a principal taxonomic category that ranks above class and below kingdom, equivalent to the division in botany.
Short Definition:principal taxonomic category that ranks above class and below kingdom
a group of languages related to each other less closely than those forming a family, especially one in which the relationships are unclear.
Short Definition:group of languages related to each other less closely than those forming family
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