phylum

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˈfaɪləm/ UK /ˈfaɪləm/ See IPA manual

Homophones

filum /ˈfaɪləm/

Meanings

1

noun
a principal taxonomic category ranking above class and below kingdom

Insects and crustaceans belong to the phylum Arthropoda.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a principal taxonomic... divisiontaxongroup

Word family

Derived forms phyleticphyla

Related forms phylogenyphyle

Etymology

Modern Latin coinage in taxonomy, from Ancient Greek phulon ('race, stock, tribe, class'), related to phule ('clan, tribe') and phuein ('to bring forth, grow').

phulon Ancient Greek phuein Ancient Greek

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Topics

Space, Position & Direction

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# phylum

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈfaɪləm/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈfaɪləm/

## Meanings
1. a principal taxonomic category ranking above class and below kingdom

## Examples
- Insects and crustaceans belong to the phylum Arthropoda.

## Synonyms
- division
- taxon
- group

## Derived Forms
- phyletic
- phyla

## Related Forms
- phylogeny
- phyle

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: phulon
- Root: phuein

## Etymology
Modern Latin coinage in taxonomy, from Ancient Greek phulon ('race, stock, tribe, class'), related to phule ('clan, tribe') and phuein ('to bring forth, grow').

## AI Etymology
Phylum is modern Latin coinage in taxonomy, from Ancient Greek phulon ('race, stock, tribe, class'), related to phule ('clan, tribe') and phuein ('to bring forth, grow'). Important recorded forms include phulon (Ancient Greek) and phuein (Ancient Greek). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers a principal taxonomic category ranking above class and below kingdom. The wider family includes derived forms such as phyletic and phyla and related words such as phylogeny and phyle.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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