MONOPHYLETIC


Meaning of MONOPHYLETIC in English

— monophyletism /mon'euh fuy"li tiz'euhm, -fil"i-/ , monophylety , n.

/mon'oh fuy let"ik/ , adj.

Biol. consisting of organisms descended from a single taxon.

[ 1870-75; MONO- + PHYLETIC ]

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