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Polyphyletic
Polˊy-phy-let′ic
,Adj.
[
Poly-
+ Gr. [GREEK] clan.] (Biol.)
Pertaining to, or characterized by, descent from more than one root form, or from many different root forms; polygenetic; – opposed to
monophyletic
. Definition 2024
polyphyletic
polyphyletic
English
Adjective
polyphyletic (comparative more polyphyletic, superlative most polyphyletic)
- (taxonomy) Having multiple ancestral sources; referring to a taxon that does not contain the most recent common ancestor of its members.
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Translations
having multiple ancestral sources
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