polyphyletic

English

Etymology

From poly- +‎ phyletic.

Adjective

polyphyletic (comparative more polyphyletic, superlative most polyphyletic)

1. (taxonomy) Having multiple ancestral sources; referring to a taxon that does not contain the most recent common ancestor of its members.

   Synonym: pleophyletic

Derived terms

• polyphyletically

Related terms

• monophyletic
• paraphyletic

Translations

having multiple ancestral sources

Dutch: polyfyletisch (nl) Finnish: polyfyleettinen (fi) German: polyphyletisch (de) Ido: polifiletika (io) Vietnamese: đa ngành