Phylum vs Phylogeny - What's the difference?
phylum | phylogeny |
(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
(linguistics) A large division of possibly related languages, or a major language family which is not subordinate to another.
(systematics) The evolutionary history of groups of organisms, such as species or clades.
(systematics, informal) A phylogenetic diagram.
The historical development of a human social or racial group.
The historical development of any thing, idea, etc.
* 2010 , The Journey of Child Development (ISBN 0203856856):
As nouns the difference between phylum and phylogeny
is that phylum is 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 phylogeny is the evolutionary history of groups of organisms, such as species or clades.phylum
English
Noun
(en-noun)- Mammals belong to the phylum Chordata.
Synonyms
* (group of languages) superstockDerived terms
* subphylum * superphylum English nouns with irregular plurals ----phylogeny
English
(wikipedia phylogeny)Noun
(phylogenies)- Understanding the phylogeny of this musical group helps us understand its music.
- Indeed, in a recent review article, Mithen (2009) traces the phylogeny of human communication
