noun🔗ShareA rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank"Mammals belong to the phylum Chordata."organismbiologyscienceanimalplanttypegroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA large division of possibly related languages, or a major language family which is not subordinate to another."Linguists believe the Indo-European phylum includes languages like English, Spanish, and Hindi, suggesting they all share a distant common ancestor. "languagelinguisticsfamilycommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
