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Apomorphic

Adjective
Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.AdjectiveOf a characteristic, distinguishing an organism or taxon from others that share the same ancestor.
"The possession of cilia is an apomorphic trait of this family."
2.AdjectiveOf a taxon, distinguished by such characteristics.
"The genus is highly apomorphic."

Synonyms

autapomorphicapomorphousautoapomorphicautapomorphouspleisiomorphicplesiomorphicdiagnosticautapotypichomotypichomophyleticconspecificmonophyletical
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