phylum


Definition: Meaning of, phylum in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈfʌɪləm /

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phylum phyla
[countable]
  1. technical one of the large groups into which scientists divide plants, animals, and languages
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  • phylum Acanthocephala (noun)
    1. phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates: spiny-headed worms
  • phylum Annelida (noun)
    1. segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches
  • phylum Arthropoda (noun)
    1. jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedes
  • phylum Aschelminthes (noun)
    1. unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelworms
  • phylum Brachiopoda (noun)
    1. marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks
  • phylum Bryozoa (noun)
    1. marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids
  • phylum Chaetognatha (noun)
    1. arrowworms: a group of small active transparent marine worms
  • phylum Chordata (noun)
    1. comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord
  • phylum Cnidaria (noun)
    1. hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals
  • phylum Coelenterata (noun)
    1. hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals
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