phy|lum

phy|lum
phy|lum «FY luhm», noun, plural -la.
1. Biology. a primary division of the animal or plant kingdom, consisting of one or more classes, usually equivalent to a subkingdom, such as the thallophytes, Protozoa, or Arthropoda. The animals or plants in a phylum are thought to be related by descent from a common ancestral form. »

Since all animal phyla with the exception of the vertebrates are present in early Cambrian rocks, it is evident that much of the evolutionary sequence has not yet been examined (Willard Bascom).

2. a group of languages that includes two or more linguistic families or stocks: »

... Haida and Tlingit, apparently related to the Athabascan family, with which they form the Na-Dené phŷlum, are immediately adjacent (H. A. Gleason, Jr.).

╂[< New Latin phylum < Greek phŷlon race2, stock]

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  • phy·lum — …   Useful english dictionary

  • sub|phy|lum — «SUHB FY luhm, suhb FY », noun, plural la « luh». Biology. 1. a group of related animals ranking above a superclass and below a phylum. 2. = subdivision (def. 3). (Cf. ↑subdivision) …   Useful english dictionary

  • lum — ac·e·tab·u·lum; acic·u·lum; am·y·lum; an·te·bel·lum; an·te·o·per·cu·lum; as·co·phyl·lum; as·per·gil·lum; asy·lum; bac·u·lum; bel·lum; blaf·lum; blel·lum; bol·bo·phyl·lum; brach·y·phyl·lum; cal·o·phyl·lum; ca·lum·ba; ca·lum·ni·ate;… …   English syllables

  • phylum — phy·lum …   English syllables

  • Phylum — Phy|lum, das; s, Phyla [nlat.] (Biol.): ↑ Stamm (3 a) einer Pflanze, eines Tieres. * * * Phylum   [neulateinisch, zu griechisch phylon »Stamm«, »Sippe«] das, s/...la, in der zoologischen Systematik der Stamm. * * * Phy|lum …   Universal-Lexikon

  • phylum — phy•lum [[t]ˈfaɪ ləm[/t]] n. pl. la ( lə). 1) bio the primary subdivision of a taxonomic kingdom, grouping together all classes of organisms that have the same body plan 2) ling. a category consisting of language stocks that, because of cognates… …   From formal English to slang

  • phylum — phy·lum s.m.inv., lat. 1. TS bot., zool. categoria sistematica superiore alla classe e inferiore al regno Sinonimi: divisione. 2. TS ling. gruppo di lingue affini senza che queste costituiscano in modo sicuro una famiglia {{line}} {{/line}} DATA …   Dizionario italiano

  • Phylum — Phy|lum 〈n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: la; Biol.〉 Stamm (in der Systematik der Lebewesen) [Etym.: → Phyle] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • phylum — phy|lum [ˈfaıləm] n plural phyla [ lə] [Date: 1800 1900; : Modern Latin; Origin: Greek phylon tribe, race ] technical one of the large groups into which scientists divide plants, animals, and languages …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Phylum — Phy|lum das; s, ...la <aus gleichbed. nlat. phylum, dies aus gr. phỹlon »Stamm, Gattung«> systematische Bez. für Tier od. Pflanzenstamm (Biol.) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

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