English noun: phylum |
| 1. | phylum (group) (linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related |
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| Broader (hypernym) | social group |
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| Domain category | linguistics |
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| 2. | phylum (group) (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes |
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| Broader (hypernym) | taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Acanthocephala, Annelida, Arthropoda, Aschelminthes, Brachiopoda, Bryozoa, Cephalochordata, Chaetognatha, Chordata, Cnidaria, Coelenterata, Craniata, Cryptophyta, Ctenophora, Cycliophora, division, Echinodermata, Ectoprocta, Endoprocta, Entoprocta, Mollusca, Nematoda, Nemertea, Nemertina, Pentastomida, Phoronida, Phoronidea, phylum Acanthocephala, phylum Annelida, phylum Arthropoda, phylum Aschelminthes, phylum Brachiopoda, phylum Bryozoa, phylum Chaetognatha, phylum Chordata, phylum Cnidaria, phylum Coelenterata, phylum Cryptophyta, phylum Ctenophora, phylum Cycliophora, phylum Echinodermata, phylum Ectoprocta, phylum Entoprocta, phylum Mollusca, phylum Nematoda, phylum Nemertea, phylum Nemertina, phylum Phoronida, phylum Platyhelminthes, phylum Pogonophora, phylum Porifera, phylum Protozoa, phylum Pyrrophyta, phylum Rotifera, phylum Sipuncula, Platyhelminthes, Pogonophora, polyzoa, Porifera, Protozoa, Pyrrophyta, Rotifera, Sipuncula, subphylum Cephalochordata, subphylum Craniata, subphylum Pentastomida, subphylum Tunicata, subphylum Urochorda, subphylum Urochordata, subphylum Vertebrata, Tunicata, Urochorda, Urochordata, Vertebrata |
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| Member holonym | class, subphylum |
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| Member meronym | kingdom |
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| Domain category | biological science, biology |
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