- polyphyletically
- adv. in a polyphyletic manner (descending from several different ancestral types)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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polyphyletically — adverb see polyphyletic … New Collegiate Dictionary
polyphyletically — See polyphyletic. * * * … Universalium
polyphyletically — poly·phy·let·i·cal·ly … English syllables
polyphyletically — adverb see polyphyletic … Useful english dictionary
polyphyletic — polyphyletically, adv. /pol ee fuy let ik/, adj. developed from more than one ancestral type, as a group of animals. [1870 75; POLY + PHYLETIC] * * * … Universalium
polyphyletic — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek polyphylos of many tribes, from poly + phylē tribe more at phyl Date: 1875 of, relating to, or derived from different ancestral stocks; specifically relating to or being a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
polyphyletic — having more than one origin or lines of descent, not closely related. Species may be grouped polyphyletically as a convenience until a monophyletic classification can be made … Dictionary of ichthyology
polyphyletic — [päl΄i fī let′ik] adj. [ POLY + PHYLETIC] Biol. derived from more than one ancestral type polyphyletically adv … English World dictionary
