Phylum



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. ( 动植物分类的) 门
• ［英］ n. ( 动植物分类的) 门 ( category ranking below a kingdom and above a class)

Webster Collegiate

noun (plural phyla)

• Etymology: New Latin, from Greek phylon tribe, race — more at phyl-
• Date: 1876
• 1.
  • a. a direct line of descent within a group
  • b. a group that constitutes or has the unity of a ~; specifically a primary category in biological taxonomy especially of animals that ranks above the class and below the kingdom — compare division 10
• 2. a group of languages related more remotely than those of a family or stock

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