superphylum

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noun

A taxonomic category above phylum and below subkingdom

OriginEnglish phylum ← Latin super- ← Proto-Italic *super →
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Meanings

nounsuperphylum (plural superphyla)

plural superphyla

  1. biologyA taxonomic category above phylum and below subkingdom

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Englishphylum
  8. Englishsuperphylum

From super- + phylum.

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Translations

Finnish yläjakso, yläkaari
  • yläjaksotaxonomic category above phylum and below subkingdom
  • yläkaaritaxonomic category above phylum and below subkingdom
French superembranchement
  • superembranchementtaxonomic category above phylum and below subkingdom
Icelandic yfirfylking
  • yfirfylkingtaxonomic category above phylum and below subkingdom
Swedish överfylum
  • överfylumtaxonomic category above phylum and below subkingdom
Cite this entry
APA

superphylum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superphylum

MLA

“superphylum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superphylum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “superphylum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superphylum.

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