Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adelphotaxon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: adelpho-tax-on
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sister taxon.

Example Sentences

"In the structure of the phylogenetic system, as in every hierarchical ordering, a sequence of ranks between the taxa of the individual levels is necessarily linked with the sequence of hierarchical levels. Here the following law applies: the adelphotaxa of any given level of coordination have identical rank."
"When justifying the monophyly of system unities and working out their ground patterns, we usually, more or less immediately, draw upon the subordinated adelphotaxa."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀδελφός (adelphós, “brother”) + taxon.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἀδελφός

Inflected Forms

adelphotaxa (plural)

Questions

What does adelphotaxon mean?: A sister taxon.
Where does adelphotaxon come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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