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PHYLETIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does phyletic mean?
• PHYLETIC (adjective)
The adjective PHYLETIC has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms
Familiarity information: PHYLETIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
phyletic; phylogenetic
Context example:
phylogenetic development
Pertainym:
phylogeny ((biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms)
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