PHYLUM
\fˈa͡ɪləm], \fˈaɪləm], \f_ˈaɪ_l_ə_m]\
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A series of animals or plants genetically connected.
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One of the larger divisions of the animal kingdom; a branch; a grand division.
By Oddity Software
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A series of animals or plants genetically connected.
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One of the larger divisions of the animal kingdom; a branch; a grand division.
By Noah Webster.
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1. One of the primary divisions of the animal or vegetable kingdom, such as the Vertebrata or the Protozoa; it is the division next below the subkingdom and above the subphylum. 2. The history of the evolution of a genus or species graphically represented.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
Word of the day
flame-bearer
- One who bears flame or light; name given to members a genus humming birds, from their being furnished with tuft flery crimson-colored feathers round neck like gorget. little flame-bearer inhabits inner side extinct volcano Chiriqui, in Veragua, about 9000 feet above the level of sea. It measures only 1/2 inches length. There are various other species, all tropical American.