phyletic
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of phyletic
1880–85; Greek phȳletikós pertaining to a tribesman, equivalent to phȳlét ( ēs ) tribesman (derivative of phȳ́lē phyle ) + -ikos -ic
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Researchers have found striking examples of gift-giving across the phyletic landscape, in insects, spiders, mollusks, birds and mammals.
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2013
Venoms and repellents are hardly rare in nature: Many insects, frogs, snakes, jellyfish and other phyletic characters use them with abandon.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2012
In the mountains of México five species of hylids that seem to compose a phyletic unit are herein referred to as the Hyla bistincta group.
From A Review of the Frogs of the Hyla bistincta Group by William E. Duellman
Perhaps next to dancing in phyletic motivation come personal conflicts, such as wrestling, fighting, boxing, dueling, and in some sense, hunting.
From Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene by G. Stanley Hall
The question next demanding our attention is—do the sacrifices which are made incident to our phyletic activities receive a compensation?
From The Biology, Physiology and Sociology of Reproduction Also Sexual Hygiene with Special Reference to the Male by Winfield Scott Hall
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