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phylon

/ˈfaɪlɒn/

phylon noun: all of the organisms descending from a given common ancestor, regarded as a race, tribe, vel sim.; a clade.

Noun

phylon (plural phyla)

  1. (obsolete) All of the organisms descending from a given common ancestor, regarded as a race, tribe, vel sim.; a clade.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:phylon.

Forms of phylon

pluralphyla

Origin of phylon

From Late Latin phȳlon (a synonym of tribus, whence the English tribe), from Ancient Greek φῦλον (phûlon, “race, tribe”), whence the English phylum.

Questions about phylon

What does phylon mean?
Phylon means all of the organisms descending from a given common ancestor, regarded as a race, tribe, vel sim.; a clade.
What part of speech is phylon?
Phylon is a noun.
How do you pronounce phylon?
Phylon is pronounced /ˈfaɪlɒn/.
What is the plural of phylon?
The plural of phylon is phyla.

Words near phylon in the dictionary

  1. phylomitogenomes
  2. phylomitogenomic
  3. phylomorph
  4. phylomorphospace
  5. phylomorphospaces
  6. phylon
  7. phylopatric
  8. phylopatry
  9. phylopattern
  10. phylopatterns
  11. phylophenomics

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