phyletic

[ fahy-let-ik ]

/ faɪˈlɛt ɪk /

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adjective Biology.

of, relating to, or based on the evolutionary history of a group of organisms; phylogenetic.

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Origin of phyletic

1880–85; Greek phȳletikós pertaining to a tribesman, equivalent to phȳlét(ēs) tribesman (derivative of phȳ́lēphyle) + -ikos-ic

OTHER WORDS FROM phyletic

phy·let·i·cal·ly, adjective

Words nearby phyletic

phyla, phylactery, phylactic, Phylakopi, phyle, phyletic, phyletics, phyll-, phyllary, phyllid, Phyllis

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How to use phyletic in a sentence

The trend of phyletic development in the dipodomyines has been toward the saltatorial habit.
Speciation in the Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys ordii|Henry W. Setzer
It is only on such a foundation that sound phyletic argument can proceed.
Makers of British Botany; a collection of biographies by living botanists|Various
The cell-soul (or cytopsyche): first stage of phyletic psychogenesis.
The Riddle of the Universe at the close of the nineteenth century|Ernst Haeckel
The tissue-soul (histopsyche): third stage of phyletic psychogenesis.
The Riddle of the Universe at the close of the nineteenth century|Ernst Haeckel

The communal or cenobitic soul (coenopsyche): second stage of phyletic psychogenesis.
The Riddle of the Universe at the close of the nineteenth century|Ernst Haeckel

British Dictionary definitions for phyletic

phyletic

phylogenetic (ˌfaɪləʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk)

/ (faɪˈlɛtɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to the evolution of a species or group of organisms

Derived forms of phyletic

phyletically or phylogenetically, adverb

Word Origin for phyletic

C19: from Greek phuletikos tribal

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phyletic

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British Dictionary definitions for phyletic

phylogenetic (ˌfaɪləʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk)

Derived forms of phyletic

Word Origin for phyletic