Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phyletic gradualism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
phylet-ic -grad-u-al-ism
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A model of evolution which theorizes that most speciation is slow, uniform and gradual.

Uncountable

Usage

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What does phyletic gradualism mean?
A model of evolution which theorizes that most speciation is slow, uniform and gradual.

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