Phylogenetic

//ˌfaɪ.loʊ.d͡ʒəˈnɛt.ɪk// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, or relating to phylogeny or phylogenetics. not-comparable

    "To each of these subdivisions of the phylum thus differentiated the name race may appropriately be restricted, and the sum of the peculiarities of each race may be termed race-characters. This is the phylogenetic side of anthropology, and its nomenclature should be kept clearly separate from that of the ethnological side."

  2. 2
    Of, or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms wordnet

Synonyms

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advancingbradytelicclannishdevelopingdiphyleticdirect

Example

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"Man returns to his phylogenetic roots in panic situations."

Etymology

From phylo- + genetic, from German phylogenetisch, coined by Ernst Haeckel in 1866, from Phylogenese + -isch.

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phylogenetic tree

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