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/ˈfaɪlɒn/ · noun
(biology, 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.
Use phylon when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Phylon means (biology, obsolete) All of the organisms descending from a given common ancestor, regarded as a race, tribe, vel sim.; a clade..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:phylon.
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