Inflected forms: pl. phy·la (-l) 1.Biology A primary division of a kingdom, as of the animal kingdom, ranking next above a class in size. See table at taxonomy. 2.Linguistics A large division of possibly genetically related families of languages or linguistic stocks.
ETYMOLOGY:
New Latin phlum, from Greek phlon, class. See bheu- in Appendix I.
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