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phylum
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phylum, in taxonomy: see classification taxonomy, the study of the relationships of organisms, which includes collection, preservation, and study of specimens, and analysis of data provided by various areas of biological research.
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phylum
a major taxonomic division of living organisms that contain one or more classes. An example is the phylum Arthropoda (insects, crustaceans, arachnids, etc., and myriapods)

phylum [′fī·ləm]
(systematics)
A major taxonomic category in classifying animals (and plants in some systems), composed of groups of related classes.


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