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noun
1.
the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
2.
the evolutionary history of a group of organisms, especially as depicted in a family tree.
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Phylogeny
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Example Sentences
- Ontogeny does not, actually, recapitulate phylogeny.
- Secondly, you're always complaining about cladistics as if all of our hypotheses about archosaur phylogeny are dependent on it.
- I'll definitely be coming back to corvid diversity, phylogeny and history some time.
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World English Dictionary
| phylogeny or phylogenesis (faɪˈlɒdʒɪnɪ, ˌfaɪləʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) | |
| —n , pl -nies, -geneses | |
| biology Compare ontogeny the sequence of events involved in the evolution of a species, genus, etc | |
| [C19: from | |
| phylogenesis or phylogenesis (faɪˈlɒdʒɪnɪ, ˌfaɪləʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs, -ˈdʒɛnɪˌsiːz) | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from | |
| phylogenic or phylogenesis | |
| —adj | |
| phylogenetic or phylogenesis | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
phylogeny
"genesis and evolution of a phylum," 1872 (in Darwin), from Ger. Phylogenie, coined 1866 by Ger. biologist Ernst Heinrich Haeckel (1834-1919) from Gk. phylon "race" + -geneia "origin," from -genes "born."
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
phylogeny phy·log·e·ny (fī-lŏj'ə-nē)
n.
The evolutionary development and history of a species or higher taxonomic grouping of organisms. Also called phylogenesis.
The evolutionary development of an organ or other part of an organism.
phy'lo·gen'ic (-jěn'ĭk) adj.
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Science Dictionary
phylogeny  (fī-lŏj'ə-nē) Pronunciation Key
The evolutionary development and history of a species or higher taxonomic grouping of organisms. |
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