POLYPHYLETIC


Meaning of POLYPHYLETIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpä-lē-(ˌ)fī-ˈle-tik ]

adjective

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek polyphylos of many tribes, from poly- + phylē tribe — more at phyl-

Date: 1875

: of, relating to, or derived from different ancestral stocks ; specifically : relating to or being a taxonomic group that includes members (as genera or species) from different ancestral lineages

• poly·phy·let·i·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

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