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Phylum

noun

(pl. phyla)

(linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related.

(biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes.

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phylum Acanthocephala

phylum Platyhelminthes

subphylum Cephalochordata

subphylum Craniata

subphylum Pentastomida

subphylum Tunicata

subphylum Urochorda

subphylum Urochordata

subphylum Vertebrata

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... LANCELET, the name of small, fish-like, marine creatures, forming the class Cephalochorda, of the phylum Vertebrata. Lancelets are found in brackish or salt water, generally near the coast, and have been referred to several genera and many species. They were first discovered by P. S. Pallas in 1778, who took them to be slugs ...

— Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia

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