polyphyletic
polyphyletic · more polyphyletic · most polyphyletic
polyphyletisch
Having multiple ancestral sourcesHaving multiple ancestral sources; referring to a taxon that does not contain the most recent common ancestor of its members.
» All human "races" are polyphyletic.
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1 sensesHaving multiple ancestral sources; referring to a taxon that does not contain the most recent common ancestor of its members.
polyphyletisch
Examples
1 sentencesAll human "races" are polyphyletic.
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
having multiple ancestral sources:
Forms
more polyphyletic, most polyphyletic| Comparative | more polyphyletic Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most polyphyletic Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsDerivedpolyphyletically
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.