phylum (redirected from phyla)

phylum /phy·lum/ (fi´lum) pl. phy´la   [L.] a primary division of a kingdom, composed of a group of related classes; in the taxonomy of plants and fungi, the term division is used instead. Mycologists sometimes use the word to denote any important group of organisms.

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phy·lum (flm)

n. pl. phy·la (-l)

A taxonomic category that is a primary division of a kingdom and ranks above a class in size.

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phylum

pl. phyla [L., Gr.] a primary division of the plant or animal kingdom, including organisms that are assumed to have a common ancestry.