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phylogenetic

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of, or relating to phylogeny or phylogenetics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Qualifier: systematics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adj

Meaning 2

Of, or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • phylogenetic development

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: phyletic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From phylo- + genetic, from German phylogenetisch, coined by Ernst Haeckel in 1866, from Phylogenese + -isch.

Real reading context

phylogenetic in complete knowledge articles