cladogenetic

[klad-uh-jen-uh-sis, kley-duh-]

noun Biology.

evolutionary change by the branching off of new species from common ancestral types.

Origin:
1950–55; < German 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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Cladogenetic is always a great word to know.

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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

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