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Paraphyletic
adjective
Word Frequency:
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Definitions
1.
adjective
Of a defined group of taxa, not including all descendants of the most recent common ancestor of all members.
Synonyms
taxon
nonmonophyletic
nonphylogenetic
cladeless
nontaxonomic
non-breeding
nonfossiliferous
noninclusive
nonsystem
nonatavistic
apharyngeate
non-exclusive
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