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cladogenesises

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clad⋅o⋅gen⋅e⋅sis

  [klad-uh-jen-uh-sis, kley-duh-]
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–noun Biology.
evolutionary change by the branching off of new species from common ancestral types.
Origin:
1950–55; < G Kladogenese; see clado-, -genesis

Related forms:
clad⋅o⋅ge⋅net⋅ic  [klad-oh-juh-net-ik, kley-doh-] , adjective
clad⋅o⋅ge⋅net⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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