phy·lum
n, pl phy*la : a major group of animals or in some classifications plants sharing one or more fundamental characteristics that set them apart from all other animals and plants and forming a primary category of the animal or plant kingdom <the Arthropoda> .
Similar sounding terms: film fi·lum flame fleam
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