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What is the difference between subphylum and phylum?

subphylum | phylum |

Phylum is a derived term of subphylum.



As nouns the difference between subphylum and phylum

is that subphylum is a taxonomic category below phylum and above class while 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.

subphylum

English

Noun

(subphyla)
  • (taxonomy) A taxonomic category below phylum and above class

    • 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 ----