paraphyletic
Meanings
adj
- Of a defined group of taxa: not including all descendants of the most recent common ancestor of all members.
Word forms
Etymology
From para- (“near”) + Ancient Greek φῦλον (phûlon, “tribe, race”) + -etic.
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