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Polyphyletic vs Polyphyly - What's the difference?

polyphyletic | polyphyly |

As an adjective polyphyletic

is having multiple ancestral sources; referring to a taxon that does not contain the most recent common ancestor of its members.

As a noun polyphyly is

the condition of being polyphyletic.

polyphyletic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (biology) Having multiple ancestral sources; referring to a taxon that does not contain the most recent common ancestor of its members.

    • Related terms

    * monophyletic * paraphyletic

    polyphyly

    English

    (wikipedia polyphyly)

    Noun

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  • (taxonomy) The condition of being polyphyletic