polyphyletic
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
polyphyletic (comparative more polyphyletic, superlative most polyphyletic)
- (taxonomy) Having multiple ancestral sources; referring to a taxon that does not contain the most recent common ancestor of its members.
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Translations[edit]
having multiple ancestral sources
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