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PHYLOGENETIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Of or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms

Example:

phylogenetic development

Synonyms:

phyletic; phylogenetic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

phylogeny ((biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms)

Derivation:

phylogenesis ((biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms)

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