Polyphyletic
Pronunciation : Pol`y*phy*let"ic
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Poly- + Gr. (Biol.)
Definition : Defn: Pertaining to, or characterized by, descent from more than one root form, or from many different root forms; polygenetic; -- opposed to Ant: monophyletic.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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