polyphyletic

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der.
Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.
English poly-
English phyletic
English polyphyletic

    From poly- + phyletic.

    Adjective

    polyphyletic (comparative more polyphyletic, superlative most polyphyletic)

    1. (taxonomy) Having multiple ancestral sources; referring to a taxon that does not contain the most recent common ancestor of its members.
      Synonym: pleophyletic

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