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Phylum vs Foraminiferan - What's the difference?

phylum | foraminiferan |

As nouns the difference between phylum and foraminiferan

is that phylum is (biology|taxonomy) a rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank while foraminiferan is (zoology|palaeontology) an organism of the phylum foraminifera ; a foraminifer.

phylum

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank
    • Mammals belong to the phylum Chordata.
  • (linguistics) A large division of possibly related languages, or a major language family which is not subordinate to another.

    • Synonyms

    * (group of languages) superstock

    Derived terms

    * subphylum * superphylum English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    foraminiferan

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (zoology, palaeontology) An organism of the phylum Foraminifera ; a foraminifer.
  • *2004 , (Richard Fortey), The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 146:
  • *:Eocene foraminiferans are very different from Pliocene ones, and even within the Eocene there are many fine time divisions that can be recognised using foraminifera.