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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Phylum  \Phy"lum\,  n.  (Biol.) 
  A  series  of  animals  or  plants  genetically  connected. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Phylum  \Phy"lum\,  n.;  pl  {Phyla}.  [NL.  See  {Phylon}.] 
  (Zo["o]l.) 
  One  of  the  larger  divisions  of  the  animal  kingdom;  a  branch; 
  a  grand  division. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [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 




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