PHYLOGENY


Meaning of PHYLOGENY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ fī-ˈlä-jə-nē ]

noun

( plural -nies )

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: circa 1872

1. : the evolutionary history of a kind of organism

2. : the evolution of a genetically related group of organisms as distinguished from the development of the individual organism

3. : the history or course of the development of something (as a word or custom)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.