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| phy·lum [ fləm ] (plural phy·la [ flə ]) |
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1. major taxonomic group in biological classification: a major taxonomic group into which animals are divided, made up of several classes
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2. group of languages: a large group of languages or language stocks thought to be historically related, e.g. Afro-Asiatic or Indo-European
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| [Late 19th century. Via modern Latin< Greek phulon "race"] |
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