Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

apomorphy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: apo-mor-phy
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A derived characteristic of a clade. Any feature novel to a species and its descendants.

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 From apo- + -morphy.

Inflected Forms

apomorphies (plural)

Derived Forms

apomorphic autapomorphy autoapomorphy synapomorphy

Antonyms

plesiomorphy

Questions

What does apomorphy mean?: A derived characteristic of a clade. Any feature novel to a species and its descendants.
Where does apomorphy 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 From apo- + -morphy.

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