<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A variant of kinfolk.</li></ul><p><strong>Plural Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Phyla:<ul><li>Biology: The primary subdivision of a taxonomic kingdom, grouping together all classes of organisms that have the same body plan.</li><li>Linguistics: A category consisting of language stocks that, because of cognates in vocabulary, are considered likely to be related by common origin.</li></ul></li></ul>