Polyphyletic
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Polyphyletic is an adjective meaning (taxonomy) Having multiple ancestral sources; referring to a taxon that does not contain the most recent common ancestor of its members.
Meaning
(taxonomy) Having multiple ancestral sources; referring to a taxon that does not contain the most recent common ancestor of its members.
Synonyms for polyphyletic
Depending on context, synonyms include pleophyletic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include multiphyletic, monophyletic, polytypic, heterophyletic, epiphyletic, polygenetic.
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