🧬phylum

noun
/ˈfaɪləm/

Meaning

a primary category in the biological classification of organisms, above class and below kingdom

Example Sentences

Humans belong to the phylum Chordata.

Synonyms

group, division, category, branch

Antonyms

individual, species

Collocations

phylum classification, phylum Chordata, plant phylum, animal phylum

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