Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

apomorphic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: apo-mor-phic
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a characteristic, distinguishing an organism or taxon from others that share the same ancestor.

adj

Of a taxon, distinguished by such characteristics.

Example Sentences

"The possession of cilia is an apomorphic trait of this family."
"The genus is highly apomorphic."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Hellenic *apó Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-)bor. English apo- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)bor. English -morphy English apomorphy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English apomorphic From apomorphy + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more apomorphic (comparative) most apomorphic (superlative)

Derived Forms

apomorphically

Frequently Paired Words

anapomorphic plesiomorphic

Questions

What does apomorphic mean?: Of a characteristic, distinguishing an organism or taxon from others that share the same ancestor.
Where does apomorphic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Hellenic *apó Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-)bor. English apo- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)bor. English -morphy English apomorphy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English apomorphic From apomorphy + -ic.

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