Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polytomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poly-to-my
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A section of a phylogeny in which the evolutionary relationships cannot be fully resolved to dichotomies.

Etymology

From poly- + -tomy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: poly
Suffix: tomy

Inflected Forms

polytomies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

polytomic

Synonyms

polychotomy

Questions

What does polytomy mean?: A section of a phylogeny in which the evolutionary relationships cannot be fully resolved to dichotomies.
Where does polytomy come from?: From poly- + -tomy.

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