"phylum" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfaɪləm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phylum.wav [Southern-England] Forms: phyla [plural], phylums [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪləm Etymology: From Latin phylum, from Ancient Greek φῦλον (phûlon, “tribe, race”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰuH-}}, {{bor|en|la|phylum}} Latin phylum, {{der|en|grc|φῦλον||tribe, race}} Ancient Greek φῦλον (phûlon, “tribe, race”) Head templates: {{en-noun|phyla|s}} phylum (plural phyla or phylums)
  1. (taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a divisio or a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank Categories (topical): Taxonomy Translations ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class): filum (Afrikaans), شُعْبَة (šuʕba) [feminine] (Arabic), տիպ (tip) (Armenian), tip (Azerbaijani), тип (tip) [masculine] (Bulgarian), မျိုးပေါင်းစု (myui:paung:cu.) (Burmese), fílum [masculine] (Catalan), [Hokkien] (Chinese), (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), (Chinese Cantonese), (mun⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), (Chinese Mandarin), (mén) (Chinese Mandarin), kmen [masculine] (Czech), række [common-gender] (Danish), stam (Dutch), filumo (Esperanto), hõimkond (Estonian), fylki [neuter] (Faroese), pääjakso (english: fauna) (Finnish), kaari (english: flora, fungi) (Finnish), embranchement [masculine] (French), filo [masculine] (Galician), ტიპი (ṭiṗi) (Georgian), Stamm [masculine] (German), φύλο (fýlo) [neuter] (Greek), מַעֲרָכָה (ma'arachá) [feminine] (Hebrew), संघ (saṅgh) [masculine] (Hindi), törzs (Hungarian), fylking [feminine] (Icelandic), filum (Indonesian), phylo (Interlingua), filo [masculine] (Italian), tipo [masculine] (Italian), divisione [feminine] (Italian), (mon) (Japanese), សាខា (sar khar) (Khmer), (mun) (Korean), tips [masculine] (Latvian), tipas [masculine] (Lithuanian), колено (koleno) [neuter] (Macedonian), filum (Malay), pori (Maori), хүрээ (xüree) (Mongolian), liq (Northern Kurdish), filum [masculine] (Occitan), شاخه (šâxe) (Persian), filo [masculine] (Portuguese), încrengătură [feminine] (Romanian), тип (tip) [masculine] [zoology, biology, natural-sciences] (Russian), отде́л (otdél) [masculine] [botany, biology, natural-sciences] (Russian), deblo [neuter] (Slovene), filo [masculine] (Spanish), stam [common-gender] (Swedish), fylum [neuter] (Swedish), provins [common-gender] (Swedish), phylum [neuter] (Swedish), sangahay (Tagalog), ไฟลัม (fai-lâm) (Thai), şube (Turkish), dal (Turkish), filum (Turkish), тип (typ) [masculine] [zoology, biology, natural-sciences] (Ukrainian), ві́дділ (víddil) [masculine] [botany, biology, natural-sciences] (Ukrainian), ngành (Vietnamese), ffylwm (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-phylum-en-noun-6483RsF7 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy Disambiguation of '(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class': 89 11
  2. (linguistics) A large division of possibly related languages, or a major language family which is not subordinate to another. Categories (topical): Linguistics Synonyms: superstock
    Sense id: en-phylum-en-noun-x~Pp~3ch Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 37 63 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: subphylum, superphylum Related terms: phylo-, phylon

Inflected forms

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          "lang": "Burmese",
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          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "門"
        },
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          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "kmen"
        },
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          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "række"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "word": "stam"
        },
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          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "word": "filumo"
        },
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          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "word": "hõimkond"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "fylki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "fi",
          "english": "fauna",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "word": "pääjakso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "fi",
          "english": "flora, fungi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "word": "kaari"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "embranchement"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "filo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ṭiṗi",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "word": "ტიპი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Stamm"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "fýlo",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "φύλο"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "ma'arachá",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "מַעֲרָכָה"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "saṅgh",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "संघ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "word": "törzs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "fylking"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "word": "filum"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "word": "phylo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "filo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tipo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "divisione"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "mon",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "word": "門"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "sar khar",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "word": "សាខា"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "mun",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "word": "문"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "word": "liq"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tips"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tipas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "koleno",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "колено"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "word": "filum"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "word": "pori"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "xüree",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "word": "хүрээ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "filum"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "šâxe",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "word": "شاخه"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "filo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "încrengătură"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "tip",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "topics": [
            "zoology",
            "biology",
            "natural-sciences"
          ],
          "word": "тип"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otdél",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "topics": [
            "botany",
            "biology",
            "natural-sciences"
          ],
          "word": "отде́л"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "deblo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "filo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "stam"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "fylum"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "provins"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "phylum"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "word": "sangahay"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "fai-lâm",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "word": "ไฟลัม"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
          "word": "şube"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
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      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "word": "မျိုးပေါင်းစု"
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      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "yue",
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      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
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    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "mun⁴",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
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      "code": "nan-hbl",
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      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
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      "code": "nan-hbl",
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      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
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      "word": "门"
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      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
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      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
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        "masculine"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "række"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "word": "hõimkond"
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      "code": "fo",
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      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
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        "neuter"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "word": "pääjakso"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "filo"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ṭiṗi",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "word": "ტიპი"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Stamm"
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    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "fýlo",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "φύλο"
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    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "ma'arachá",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "מַעֲרָכָה"
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    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "saṅgh",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "संघ"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "word": "törzs"
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    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "fylking"
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    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "word": "filum"
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    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "word": "phylo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "filo"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tipo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "divisione"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "mon",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "word": "門"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "sar khar",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "word": "សាខា"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "mun",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "word": "문"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "word": "liq"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "tips"
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    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "tipas"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "koleno",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "колено"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "word": "filum"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "word": "pori"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "xüree",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "word": "хүрээ"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "filum"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "šâxe",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "word": "شاخه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "filo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "încrengătură"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tip",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "topics": [
        "botany",
        "biology",
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      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "deblo"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "filo"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "stam"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "fylum"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "provins"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "phylum"
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    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "word": "sangahay"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "fai-lâm",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "word": "ไฟลัม"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "word": "şube"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "word": "dal"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "word": "filum"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "typ",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "zoology",
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "word": "тип"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "víddil",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "botany",
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "word": "ві́дділ"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "word": "ngành"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "(biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class",
      "word": "ffylwm"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "en:phylum"
  ],
  "word": "phylum"
}
{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": mn̂g, mûi vs. zh-min-nan",
  "path": [
    "phylum"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "phylum",
  "trace": ""
}

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