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noun
A section of a phylogeny in which the evolutionary relationships cannot be fully resolved to dichotomies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy
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Synonyms: polychotomy
Antonyms: none provided
History
From poly- + -tomy.
