Symplesiomorphy
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Symplesiomorphy is a noun meaning (cladistics) An ancestral trait shared by two or more taxa.
Meaning
(cladistics) An ancestral trait shared by two or more taxa.
Word Forms
- symplesiomorphies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include synapomorphy, synplesiomorphy, plesiomorphy, autapomorphy, pleiomorphy, autapomorph.
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