Phyla

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Phylon \Phy"lon\, n.; pl. {Phyla}. [NL., fr. Gr. fy^lon race,
     tribe.] (Biol.)
     A tribe.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Phylum \Phy"lum\, n.; pl. {Phyla}. [NL. See {Phylon}.]
     1. (Zool.) One of the larger divisions of the animal kingdom;
        a branch; a grand division.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Biol.) A series of animals or plants genetically
        connected.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  phylum
       n 1: (linguistics) a large group of languages that are
            historically related
       2: (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants;
          contains classes
       [also: {phyla} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  phyla
       See {phylum}