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phyla

phy·la
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fahy-luh]
    • /ˈfaɪ lə/
    • /ˈfɑɪ·ləm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fahy-luh]
    • /ˈfaɪ lə/

Definitions of phyla word

  • noun phyla plural of phylum. 1
  • noun plural phyla a group that has a genetic relationship or common origin, as a race. 1
  • noun plural phyla Biology. the primary subdivision of a taxonomic kingdom, grouping together all classes of organisms that have the same body plan. 1
  • noun plural phyla Linguistics. a category consisting of language stocks that, because of cognates in vocabulary, are considered likely to be related by common origin. Compare stock (def 13). 1
  • abbreviation PHYLA phylum 0
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Parts of speech for Phyla

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phyla popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Top questions with phyla

  • what is a phyla?
  • in the animal phyla why is segmentation an important development?
  • what are phyla?
  • how many phyla are in the animal kingdom?
  • how many invertebrate phyla are there?
  • what are the phyla of the animal kingdom?
  • what are the nine phyla of animals?
  • what are the 8 phyla of invertebrates?

Related words

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    Algae is a type of plant with no stems or leaves that grows in water or on damp surfaces.

  • aschelminthes

    a major grouping (formerly a phylum) of small-to-microscopic pseudocoelomate organisms, as the rotifers, nematodes, and gastrotriches, all of which are now classified as separate phyla.

  • deuterostome

    any member of the major group of animals defined by the fact that during early embryonic development the first opening to form becomes the anus of the animal. The opposite is protostome

  • phylon

    a group that has a genetic relationship or common origin, as a race.

  • phylum

    Biology. the primary subdivision of a taxonomic kingdom, grouping together all classes of organisms that have the same body plan.

  • protostome

    any member of the lower invertebrate phyla in which the mouth appears before the anus during development, cleavage is spiral and determinate, and the coelom forms as a splitting of the mesoderm.
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