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"forms": [
{
"form": "phylum",
"raw_tags": [
"Singular"
]
},
{
"form": "phyla or phylums",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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"3": "phylums"
},
"expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
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}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"Is the basic taxon higher in the rank. In botany phyllum corresponds to division (divisio)"
],
"id": "simple-phylum-en-noun-BeaDtyP~"
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "Arthopoda is the phylum of spiders."
}
],
"glosses": [
"The major taxonomic group."
],
"id": "simple-phylum-en-noun-F~NDUCxi"
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ˈfaɪləm/"
},
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"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phylum.wav",
"tags": [
"UK"
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}
],
"word": "phylum"
}
{
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{
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},
{
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"plural"
]
}
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],
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"pos": "noun",
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"Is the basic taxon higher in the rank. In botany phyllum corresponds to division (divisio)"
]
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "Arthopoda is the phylum of spiders."
}
],
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"The major taxonomic group."
]
}
],
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}
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