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phyletics

[ fahy-let-iks ]
/ faɪˈlɛt ɪks /

noun (used with a singular verb)Biology.

phylogenetic classification.

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Origin of phyletics

see origin at phyletic, -ics

Words nearby phyletics

phylactic, Phylakopi, phylaxis, phyle, phyletic, phyletics, phyll-, phyllary, phyllid, Phyllis, phyllite
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