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PHYLOGENETIC

Dictionary entry overview: What does phylogenetic mean?

• PHYLOGENETIC (adjective)
The adjective PHYLOGENETIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms

Familiarity information: PHYLOGENETIC used as an adjective is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PHYLOGENETIC (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Of or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

phyletic; phylogenetic

Context example:

phylogenetic development

Pertainym:

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

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