phylon
All of the organisms descending from a given common ancestor, regarded as a race, tribe, vel sim.; a clade.
Noun
- 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.
Origin
From Late Latin phȳlon (a synonym of tribus, whence the English tribe), from Ancient Greek φῦλον (phûlon, “race, tribe”), whence the English phylum.