phylum

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• IPA ^(key): /ˈfaɪləm/

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Noun

Singular phylum

Plural phyla or phylums

1. Is the basic taxon higher in the rank. In botany phyllum corresponds to division (divisio)
2. The major taxonomic group.

   Arthopoda is the phylum of spiders.