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monophyly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables
mono-phy-ly
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In cladistics, the condition of being monophyletic, of including all descendants from a given ancestral species.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Derived Forms

nonmonophyly

Frequently Paired Words

monophyletic

Antonyms

paraphyly polyphyly

Questions

What does monophyly mean?
In cladistics, the condition of being monophyletic, of including all descendants from a given ancestral species.

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