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phyles

phyles is the plural of phyle.

Meaning of phyle

Noun

phyle (plural phyles or phylae)

  1. (Ancient Greece) A local division of the people; a clan or tribe.
  2. (historical) A subdivision of the priestly caste in ancient Egypt, headed by a phylarch.

Questions about phyles

What is phyles the plural of?
Phyles is the plural of phyle.

Words near phyles in the dictionary

  1. phylax
  2. phylaxis
  3. phyle
  4. phylectenular
  5. phylembryogenesis
  6. phyles
  7. phyleses
  8. phylesis
  9. phyletic
  10. phyletic gradualism
  11. phyletically

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