phylum

名词 phylum:

1. (linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related
2. (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes

1. The mollusc phylum includes all soft-bodied animals without backbones.
   软体动物门包括所有无脊椎的软体动物。

phy.lum

n.（名词）
【复数】 phy.la[-l…]
Biology A primary division of a kingdom, as of the animal kingdom, ranking next above a class in size.See table at taxonomy
【生物学】 动物分类的门：界的一个基本分支，如动物界的，在范围上大于纲参见 taxonomy
Linguistics A large division of possibly genetically related families of languages or linguistic stocks.
【语言学】 语群：可能遗传上有关系的语系或语族的一个大分支

来源：
New Latin
现代拉丁语
from Greek phulon [class] * see bheu…-
源自 希腊语 phulon [纲，类别] *参见 bheu…-