"monophylum" meaning in All languages combined

See monophylum on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: monophyla [plural]
Etymology: From mono- + phylum. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mono|phylum}} mono- + phylum Head templates: {{en-noun|monophyla}} monophylum (plural monophyla)
  1. (taxonomy) A hierarchical group of organisms including an ancestor species and all its descendants Synonyms: holophyletic group, monophyletic group

Inflected forms

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