"phylo-" meaning in English

See phylo- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek φῦλον (phûlon, “tribe, genus, species”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|φῦλον||tribe, genus, species}} Ancient Greek φῦλον (phûlon, “tribe, genus, species”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} phylo-, {{en-prefix}} phylo-
  1. tribes, races or phyla Tags: morpheme Translations (tribes): fíli- (Irish), filo- (Italian), filo- (Polish), filu- (Sicilian)
    Sense id: en-phylo--en-prefix-zdKmUAei Disambiguation of 'tribes': 82 18
  2. genus, species, when referring to living organisms Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-phylo--en-prefix-7zRX-QJp

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