Paraphyletic Uncommon

Origin: Greek prefix para-

Definition, synonyms and related words

Definitions

Adjective

Of a defined group of taxa, not including all descendants of the most recent common ancestor of all members.

See Also

paraphyly paraphylum polyphyletic didelphoid holophyletic monophyletic wastebasket taxon paraclade

Related Terms

paraphyly paraphylum polyphyletic didelphoid holophyletic monophyletic wastebasket taxon paraclade descendant prosimian ancestor parahaplogroup stem group fish

Rhyming Words

tic otic etic ictic mutic lotic attic ontic istic vatic octic latic metic artic ustic matic votic retic optic nitic

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