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   phylum

   /ˈfʌɪləm/

   noun

   • 1. a principal taxonomic category that ranks above class and below kingdom, equivalent to the division in botany.
   • 2. a group of languages related to each other less closely than those forming a family, especially one in which the relationships are unclear.

   Word Origin late 19th century: modern Latin from Greek, phulon ‘race’.

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • P

     3

   • H

     4

   • Y

     4

   • L

     1

   • U

     1

   • M

     3

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