Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plesiomorphic

/ˌplizioʊˈmɔɹfɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables: ple-sio-mor-phic
IPA: /ˌplizioʊˈmɔɹfɪk/

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Sharing a character state with an ancestral clade; primitive.

adj

Plesiomorphous.

Example Sentences

"[T]he cockroach Polyphaga may represent a condition more plesiomorphic than in other Dictyoptera, but it could as well be paedomorphic, and therefore more derived than in other Dictyoptera [72]."
""The cranium is clearly plesiomorphic in overall form, presenting primitive traits shared by earlier hominins," the authors wrote."

Etymology

From plesiomorph + -ic or plesio- + -morphic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: plesiomorph

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌplizioʊˈmɔɹfɪk/

Inflected Forms

more plesiomorphic (comparative) most plesiomorphic (superlative)

Derived Forms

plesiomorphically

Frequently Paired Words

plesiomorphy apomorphic paedomorphic

Synonyms

primitive basal

Questions

How do you pronounce plesiomorphic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌplizioʊˈmɔɹfɪk/.
What does plesiomorphic mean?: Sharing a character state with an ancestral clade; primitive.
Where does plesiomorphic come from?: From plesiomorph + -ic or plesio- + -morphic.

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