CLADOGENESIS


Meaning of CLADOGENESIS in English

— cladogenetic /klad'oh jeuh net"ik, klay'doh-/ , adj. — cladogenetically , adv.

/klad'euh jen"euh sis, klay'deuh-/ , n. Biol.

evolutionary change by the branching off of new species from common ancestral types.

[ 1950-55; Kladogenese; see CLADO-, -GENESIS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .