phylum

英 ['faɪləm] 美 ['faɪləm]

• n. (动植物分类的)门；语系

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 【生】门
2. 【语】语系
3. 动植物类
4. 语群（比语系关系松散的一种语言）
5. 一组语言

英英释义

Noun:

1. (linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related

2. (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The mollusc phylum includes all soft-bodied animals without backbones.
   软体动物门包括所有无脊椎的软体动物。

经典引文

• A rather primitive arthropod (a phylum that includes insects, arachnids and crustaceans).

  出自：Scientific American