descendant vs phylum

descendant

noun
  • A language that is descended from another. 

  • A word or form in one language that is descended from a counterpart in an ancestor language. 

  • A later evolutionary type. 

  • One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations. 

  • A thing that derives directly from a given precursor or source. 

adj
  • Proceeding from a figurative ancestor or source. 

  • Descending; going down 

  • Descending from a biological ancestor. 

phylum

noun
  • A large division of possibly related languages, or a major language family which is not subordinate to another. 

  • A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a divisio or a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank 

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