Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heterophyletic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
het-ero-phylet-ic
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having two or more different lines of descent

Etymology

From hetero- + phyletic.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does heterophyletic mean?
Having two or more different lines of descent
Where does heterophyletic come from?
From hetero- + phyletic.

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