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phylon

/ˈfaɪlɒn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
phy-lon
IPA
/ˈfaɪlɒn/
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

All of the organisms descending from a given common ancestor, regarded as a race, tribe, vel sim.; a clade.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Late Latin phȳlon (a synonym of tribus, whence the English tribe), from Ancient Greek φῦλον (phûlon, “race, tribe”), whence the English phylum.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: phȳlon, φῦλον

Usage

Inflected Forms

phyla (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

phylarch phyletic phylogeny

Questions

How do you pronounce phylon?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfaɪlɒn/.
What does phylon mean?
All of the organisms descending from a given common ancestor, regarded as a race, tribe, vel sim.; a clade.
Where does phylon come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce phylon

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