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Added 9 October 2026

phylum

/ˈfaɪləm/ noun

Latin root: phylum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about phylum at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

(linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related.
(biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes.

Origin

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

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