"plesiomorphic" meaning in All languages combined

See plesiomorphic on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌplizioʊˈmɔɹfɪk/ [General-American] Forms: more plesiomorphic [comparative], most plesiomorphic [superlative]
Etymology: plesiomorph + -ic Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|plesiomorph|ic}} plesiomorph + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} plesiomorphic (comparative more plesiomorphic, superlative most plesiomorphic)
  1. (cladistics) Sharing a character state with an ancestral clade; primitive. Categories (topical): Taxonomy
    Sense id: en-plesiomorphic-en-adj-orToWu7N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 100 0
  2. plesiomorphous
    Sense id: en-plesiomorphic-en-adj-CEDZ9d9~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: primitive, basal Derived forms: plesiomorphically Related terms: plesiomorphy, apomorphic, paedomorphic

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