phyletic

[ fahy-let-ik ]

/ faɪˈlɛt ɪk /

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adjective Biology.

of, relating to, or based on the evolutionary history of a group of organisms; phylogenetic.

Origin of phyletic

1880–85; Greek phȳletikós pertaining to a tribesman, equivalent to phȳlét(ēs) tribesman (derivative of phȳ́lē phyle) + -ikos -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM phyletic

phy·let·i·cal·ly, adjective

Words nearby phyletic

phylactery, phylactic, phylakopi, phylaxis, phyle, phyletic, phyletics, phyll-, phyllary, phyllid, phyllis

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The frogs in this phyletic line retained the moderate size of the prototype and did not develop additional dermal bone.

Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca |William E. Duellman
The communal or cenobitic soul (coenopsyche): second stage of phyletic psychogenesis.

The Riddle of the Universe at the close of the nineteenth century |Ernst Haeckel
The ontogeny of this species is obviously but a very incomplete representation of its phyletic development.

Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2) |August Weismann
It belongs to the third phyletic group, and all the ocelli appear at a very early stage.

Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2) |August Weismann

All explanations of the second form of incongruence from the point of view of a phyletic force464 can also be shown to be absurd.

Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2) |August Weismann

British Dictionary definitions for phyletic

phyletic

phylogenetic (ˌfaɪləʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk)

/ (faɪˈlɛtɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to the evolution of a species or group of organisms

Derived forms of phyletic

phyletically or phylogenetically, adverb

Word Origin for phyletic

C19: from Greek phuletikos tribal

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phylogenetic (ˌfaɪləʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk)

adjective

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phylogenetic (ˌfaɪləʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk)

adjective

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