phylopterous (fil opter us)

Pertaining to the Phyloptera, or having their characters. phylum (fi'lum), (fi'lum), n.; pl. phyla (-lä). [NL., 2. The graphic representation of the evolution of one or several forms of animal life by descent with modification from preëxisting ancestors, on the principle of the construction of a genealogical table or "family tree." Phymata (fi-māʼtä), n. [NL. (Latreille, 1802), cal America, Phymata eros a. genus. physalian (fi-sa'li-an), a. and n. I. a. Pertaining to the genus Physalia, or having its characters. II. n. A member of the ge nus Physalia. Portuguese Man-ofwar ( Physalia pela gica ).