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phylum
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1
a
main
division
in a taxonomic (=
scientific
naming
and
organization
system
)
relating
to
animals
:
Examples:
Members
of the
largest
and most
diverse
phylum of
animals
(Arthropoda), have segmented
bodies
and an
external
skeleton
.
2
one of the
groups
into which
animals
are
divided
,
mainly
based
on the
shape
of the animal's
body
and the way that the
body
is
arranged
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