clade

As a noun clade

is (biology|systematics) a group of animals or other organisms derived from a common ancestor species.

As an adjective spade is

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As nouns the difference between clade and clan

is that clade is (biology|systematics) a group of animals or other organisms derived from a common ancestor species while clan is .

As nouns the difference between subfamily and clade

is that subfamily is a taxonomic category ranking between a family and a genus; formerly called a tribe while clade is a group of animals or other organisms derived from a common ancestor species.

In genetics terms the difference between clade and subclade

is that clade is a higher level grouping of a genetic haplogroup while subclade is a subgroup of a subgenus or haplogroup.

As nouns the difference between clade and subclade

is that clade is a group of animals or other organisms derived from a common ancestor species while subclade is a subgroup of a subgenus or haplogroup.

As nouns the difference between clade and cluster

is that clade is a group of animals or other organisms derived from a common ancestor species while cluster is a group or bunch of several discrete items that are close to each other.

As a verb cluster is

to form a cluster or group.

As nouns the difference between clade and synapomorphy

is that clade is a group of animals or other organisms derived from a common ancestor species while synapomorphy is a derived trait that is shared by two or more taxa of shared ancestry.

As nouns the difference between domain and clade

is that domain is a geographic area owned or controlled by a single person or organization while clade is a group of animals or other organisms derived from a common ancestor species.

As nouns the difference between clade and glade

is that clade is a group of animals or other organisms derived from a common ancestor species while glade is an open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.

As nouns the difference between clade and clake

is that clade is a group of animals or other organisms derived from a common ancestor species while clake is alternative form of nodot=yes lang=en (the barnacle goose.

As nouns the difference between clade and claye

is that clade is a group of animals or other organisms derived from a common ancestor species while claye is obsolete spelling of clay.