paraphyletic
парафилетический
paraphyletisch
Of a defined group of taxa: not including all descendants of the most recent common…Of a defined group of taxa: not including all descendants of the most recent common ancestor of all members.
» Reptiles are paraphyletic with respect to birds.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Of a defined group of taxa: not including all descendants of the most recent common ancestor of all members.
paraphyletisch
парафилетическийparafiletičeskij
Examples
2 sentencesReptiles are paraphyletic with respect to birds.
Mites are a paraphyletic group.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
Excluding some descendants of the most recent common ancestor:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
Excluding some descendants of the most recent common ancestor:
Origin
From para- (“near”) + Ancient Greek φῦλον (phûlon, “tribe, race”) + -etic.From para- (“near”) + Ancient Greek φῦλον (phûlon, “tribe, race”) + -etic.
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