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phylogenetic

  • adjective
  • /ˌfaɪ.loʊ.d͡ʒəˈnɛt.ɪk/

Of, or relating to phylogeny or phylogenetics.

Other meanings

  1. Of, or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms.

Related words

  • cophylogenetic
  • ecophylogenetic
  • geophylogenetic
  • monophylogenetic
  • nonphylogenetic
  • phylogenetically
  • prephylogenetic
  • phylogenetic tree

Word history

From German "phylogenetisch".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “phylogenetic” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.