Physiophyly

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The direct study of the evolution of functions and vital activities rather than observation of its supposed ontogenic recapitulation. historical, rare, uncountable

Etymology

Simplified learned borrowing from German Physiophylogenie, itself from physio- + Phylogenie; equivalent to a reduction of physio- + phylogeny to physio- (“nature”) + -phyly (“tribehood”).

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