'Phyla' definitions:
Definition of 'Phyla'
From: GCIDE
- Phylon \Phy"lon\, n.; pl. Phyla. [NL., fr. Gr. fy^lon race, tribe.] (Biol.) A tribe. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Phyla'
From: GCIDE
- Phylum \Phy"lum\, n.; pl. Phyla. [NL. See Phylon.]
- 1. (Zool.) One of the larger divisions of the animal kingdom; a branch; a grand division. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Biol.) A series of animals or plants genetically connected. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]