pleisiomorph

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What does pleisiomorph mean?

A characteristic of an organism that has been acquired from its ancestors.

Where does pleisiomorph come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂-der. Ancient Greek πλησίος (plēsíos) Ancient Greek πλησίον (plēsíon)der. English plesio- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)bor. English -morph English pleisiomorph From plesio- + -morph.

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