- diphyletic
- \\|dī+\ adjective
Etymology: di- + phyletic: derived from two lines of descent : marked by or based on duality as to source
calling for reconsideration of the diphyletic origin of the dinosaurs
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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diphyletic — [dī΄fī let′ik] adj. having two ancestral lines of descent … English World dictionary
diphyletic — adjective Date: 1902 derived from two lines of evolutionary descent < diphyletic hadrosaurs > … New Collegiate Dictionary
diphyletic — di·phy·let·ic .dī fī let ik adj derived from two lines of evolutionary descent <diphyletic dinosaurs> … Medical dictionary
diphyletic — adj. [Gr. dis, two; phyle, race) Pertaining to animals which are derived from two ancestral lines … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
diphyletic — /duy fuy let ik/, adj. Biol. of or pertaining to a taxonomic group of organisms derived from two separate ancestral lines. [1900 05; DI 1 + PHYLETIC] * * * … Universalium
diphyletic — di·phyletic … English syllables
diphyletic — di•phy•let•ic [[t]ˌdaɪ faɪˈlɛt ɪk[/t]] adj. bio of or pertaining to a taxonomic group of organisms derived from two separate ancestral lines • Etymology: 1900–05 … From formal English to slang
diphyletic — a. descended from two genealogical lines … Dictionary of difficult words
Vancouver Island marmot — Conservation status Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1] … Wikipedia
Posterity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Posterity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 posterity posterity progeny breed issue offspring brood litter seed farrow spawn spat Sgm: N 1 family family grandchil … English dictionary for students
