phyletics

[ fahy-let-iks ]

/ faɪˈlɛt ɪks /

noun (used with a singular verb) Biology.

phylogenetic classification.

Nearby words

phylactic, phylakopi, phylaxis, phyle, phyletic, phyletics, phyll-, phyllary, phyllid, phyllis, phyllite

Origin of phyletics

see origin at phyletic, -ics

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