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adj
Having multiple ancestral sources; referring to a taxon that does not contain the most recent common ancestor of its members.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy
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Synonyms: pleophyletic
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh1- Proto-Indo-European *polh1ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English phyletic English polyphyletic From poly- + phyletic.
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