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phylogenetics

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups of organisms, through computational methods that focus on observed heritable traits.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Qualifier: systematics

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English phylogenetic Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English phylogenetics From phylogenetic + -ics.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 種系發生學 /种系发生学 (zhǒngxìfāshēngxué) — study of organism relationships
  • Chinese Mandarin: 系統發生學 /系统发生学 (xìtǒngfāshēngxué) — study of organism relationships
  • French: phylogénie — study of organism relationships
  • German: Phylogenese — study of organism relationships
  • Greek: φυλογενετική (fylogenetikí) — study of organism relationships
  • Italian: filogenesi — study of organism relationships
  • Italian: filogenia — study of organism relationships
  • Japanese: 系統学 (keitō-gaku) — study of organism relationships
  • Khmer: សាខាពន្ធុវិទ្យា (sa khar pon tu vit tyea) — study of organism relationships
  • Macedonian: филогенија (filogenija) — study of organism relationships
  • Polish: filogeneza — study of organism relationships
  • Portuguese: filogenia — study of organism relationships
  • Romanian: filogenie — study of organism relationships
  • Spanish: filogenia — study of organism relationships
  • Vietnamese: phân loại theo tiến hóa — study of organism relationships