"crown group" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: crown groups [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} crown group (plural crown groups)
  1. (phylogenetics) The smallest clade that includes all living representatives of a biological group, their most recent common ancestor, and all descendants of that ancestor, both living and extinct. Synonyms: crown clade Related terms: crownward, stem group Translations (Translations): 冠群 (guānqún) (Chinese Mandarin)

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