what does phylum mean?
PHYLUM as NOUN
- Meaning
- (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants
- contains classes
Hypernyms(s) phylum is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
- Meaning
- (linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related
Hypernyms(s) phylum is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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