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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Phylum

/fīl'-əm/ · Phy·lum · IPA /ˈfaɪləm/
01 n. One of the larger divisions of the animal kingdom; a branch; a grand division.
pl. Phyla ((#))
  1. 1.
    One of the larger divisions of the animal kingdom; a branch; a grand division.(Zool.)
  2. 2.
    A series of animals or plants genetically connected.(Biol.)