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.
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.