phylon
noun/ˈfaɪlɒn/
Etymology From Late Latin phȳlon (a synonym of tribus, whence the English tribe), from Ancient Greek φῦλον (phûlon, “race, tribe”), whence the English phylum.
1
Biology, Natural sciences Obsolete All of the organisms descending from a given common ancestor, regarded as a race, tribe, vel sim.; a clade.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:phylon.