English Explanatory Dictionary

derived

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, or pertaining to, conditions unique to the descendant species of a clade, and not found in earlier ancestral species.
  2. Possessing features believed to be more advanced or improved than those other organisms.
  3. A product of derivation
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of derive

Pronunciation

/dɪˈɹaɪvd/ en-us-derived.ogg

Word forms

derived

Etymology

From derive + -ed.

Related words

apomorphy

Derived words

bioderived derived category derived characteristic derived class derived function derived functor derived group derivedness derived subgroup derived term derived unit food-derived illness haemoderived nonderived trackside-derived underived
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