phylogenetic classification

noun Biology.

classification of organisms based on their assumed evolutionary histories and relationships.

Nearby words

phyllotaxy, phylloxera, phylo-, phylogenesis, phylogenetic, phylogenetic classification, phylogenetics, phylogeny, phylon, phylum, phyma

Origin of phylogenetic classification

First recorded in 1880–85

Also called phyletic classification, phyletics.

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