Phyla, the plural of ''phylum'', may refer to:
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Phylum
In biology, a phylum (; plural: phyla) is a level of classification or taxonomic rank below kingdom and above class. Traditionally, in botany the term division has been used instead of phylum, although the International Code of Nomenclature f ...
, a biological taxon between Kingdom and Class
* by analogy, in linguistics, a large division of possibly related languages, or a major
language family
A language family is a group of languages related through descent from a common ''ancestral language'' or ''parental language'', called the proto-language of that family. The term "family" reflects the tree model of language origination in hist ...
which is not subordinate to another
Phyla, as a singular, may refer to:
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''Phyla'' (genus), a genus of plants in the family Verbenaceae
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Phyla-Vell
Phyla-Vell is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She has gone by the names Quasar, Captain Marvel and Martyr. She was created by Peter David and Paul Azaceta and first appeared in ''C ...
, a Marvel Comics superhero
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