subphylum

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noun

A taxonomic category below phylum and above class

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Meanings

nounsubphylum (plural subphyla or (nonstandard) subphylums)

plural subphyla · nonstandard plural subphylums

  1. biologyA taxonomic category below phylum and above class

Origin

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishphylum
  5. Englishsubphylum

From sub- + phylum.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 亞門 /亚门
  • 亞門 /亚门 (yàmén)taxonomic category below phylum and above class
Finnish alajakso, alakaari
  • alajaksotaxonomic category below phylum and above class
  • alakaaritaxonomic category below phylum and above class
French sous-phylum
  • sous-phylumtaxonomic category below phylum and above class
German Unterstamm, Subphylum
  • Unterstammtaxonomic category below phylum and above class
  • Subphylumtaxonomic category below phylum and above class
Greek υποφύλο, υποσυνομοταξία
  • υποφύλο (ypofýlo)taxonomic category below phylum and above class
  • υποσυνομοταξία (yposynomotaxía)taxonomic category below phylum and above class
Icelandic undirfylking
  • undirfylkingtaxonomic category below phylum and above class
Japanese 亜門
  • 亜門 (amon)taxonomic category below phylum and above class
Polish podtyp
  • podtyptaxonomic category below phylum and above class
Portuguese subfilo
  • subfilotaxonomic category below phylum and above class
Swedish underfylum, understam
  • underfylumtaxonomic category below phylum and above class
  • understamtaxonomic category below phylum and above class
Tagalog kubsanghay
  • kubsanghaytaxonomic category below phylum and above class
Cite this entry
APA

subphylum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subphylum

MLA

“subphylum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subphylum. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subphylum,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subphylum.

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