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phyla

American  
[fahy-luh] / ˈfaɪ lə /

noun

  1. plural of phylum.

  2. plural of phylon.


phyla British  
/ ˈfaɪlə /

noun

  1. the plural of phylum

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"Our results will have a big impact on our picture of the developmental history of one of the oldest phyla on Earth," says Wörheide.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2024

Flatworms and roundworms, two phyla with more than 20,000 species each, have no emoji at all.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2023

Of the nearly 600 genomes characterized, microbes represented 50 distinct phyla and 18 candidate phyla.

From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2023

Some lophotrochozoan phyla are characterized by a larval stage called trochophore larvae, and other phyla are characterized by the presence of a feeding structure called a lophophore.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

As far back as the record extends they show no sign of becoming merged with other phyla in any synthetic group.

From Darwin and Modern Science by Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles)

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