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PHYLOGENETIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
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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