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Paraphyly vs Polyphyly - What's the difference?

paraphyly | polyphyly |

Polyphyly is a antonym of paraphyly.



As nouns the difference between paraphyly and polyphyly

is that paraphyly is the condition of being paraphyletic while polyphyly is the condition of being polyphyletic.

paraphyly

English

Noun

(wikipedia paraphyly) (-)
  • (systematics) The condition of being paraphyletic

    • polyphyly

    English

    (wikipedia polyphyly)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (taxonomy) The condition of being polyphyletic