"phylon" meaning in English

See phylon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfaɪlɒn/ Forms: phyla [plural]
enPR: fīʹlŏn Etymology: From Late Latin phȳlon (a synonym of tribus, whence the English tribe), from Ancient Greek φῦλον (phûlon, “race, tribe”), whence the English phylum. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la-lat|phȳlon}} Late Latin phȳlon, {{m+|en|tribe}} English tribe, {{der|en|grc|φῦλον||race, tribe}} Ancient Greek φῦλον (phûlon, “race, tribe”), {{m+|en|phylum}} English phylum Head templates: {{en-noun|phyla}} phylon (plural phyla)
  1. (biology, obsolete) All of the organisms descending from a given common ancestor, regarded as a race, tribe, vel sim.; a clade. Tags: obsolete Related terms: phylarch, phyletic, phylogeny Translations (all the descendant organisms of a given ancestor — see also clade): Phylon [neuter] (German)
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