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subphylum

American  
[suhb-fahy-luhm] / sʌbˈfaɪ ləm /

noun

Biology.

plural

subphyla

  1. a category of related classes within a phylum.

subphylum British  
/ sʌbˈfaɪləm /

noun

  1. biology a taxonomic group that is a subdivision of a phylum

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subphylum Scientific  
/ sŭb′fī′ləm /

plural

subphyla

  1. A subdivision of a phylum of organisms. A subphylum contains one or more classes.

Other Word Forms

  • subphylar adjective

Etymology

Origin of subphylum

From New Latin, dating back to 1930–35; sub-, phylum

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He had begun his career as a night fighter and still practiced the skills of that subphylum of aviator.

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