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adj
Of, or pertaining to, conditions unique to the descendant species of a clade, and not found in earlier ancestral species.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Qualifier: systematics
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adj
Possessing features believed to be more advanced or improved than those other organisms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, comparable, not-comparable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy
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adj
A product of derivation
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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verb
simple past and past participle of derive
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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adjective
formed or developed from something else; not original- John Dewey
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: underived
History
From derive + -ed.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
