apomorphy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A derived characteristic of a clade. Any feature novel to a species and its descendants.

Word forms

apomorphy apomorphies

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Hellenic *apó Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-)bor. English apo- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)bor. English -morphy English apomorphy From apo- + -morphy.

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