"monophyletic" meaning in English

See monophyletic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From mono- + phyletic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mono|phyletic}} mono- + phyletic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} monophyletic (not comparable)
  1. (biology) Of, pertaining to, or affecting a single phylum (or other taxon) of organisms. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Biology Translations (of, pertaining to, or affecting a single phylum): monofyleettinen (Finnish), monophyletisch (German), đơn ngành (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-monophyletic-en-adj-b3otH9mV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mono-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 20 19 20 15 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 16 24 21 21 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 18 14 29 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 23 20 20 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 19 18 18 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 35 17 14 20 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 35 17 15 21 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 35 17 14 20 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 32 16 18 21 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 34 16 15 21 13 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'of, pertaining to, or affecting a single phylum': 50 14 15 15 6
  2. (biology) Deriving from a single clade (monophylum). Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Biology, Taxonomy Translations (deriving from a single clade): monofyleettinen (Finnish), monofilético (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-monophyletic-en-adj-femSDk1U Disambiguation of Taxonomy: 17 26 21 21 15 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mono-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 16 24 21 21 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 18 14 29 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 23 20 20 14 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'deriving from a single clade': 10 44 20 20 5
  3. (biology) Descending from a single ancestral species.
    Descending from a single ancestral species and containing all descendants of that single ancestor, holophyletic.
    Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-monophyletic-en-adj-a8JtCM8G Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mono-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 16 24 21 21 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 18 14 29 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 23 20 20 14 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  4. (biology) Descending from a single ancestral species.
    Descending from a single ancestral species but not containing all descendants of that ancestor, paraphyletic.
    Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-monophyletic-en-adj-KLN1sy7G Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mono-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 16 24 21 21 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 18 14 29 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 23 20 20 14 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  5. (biology) congeneric Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-monophyletic-en-adj-x3ddhnu2 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mono-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 16 24 21 21 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 18 14 29 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 23 20 20 14 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: monophylesis, monophyletical, monophyletically, monophyletic group, monophyleticity, monophyletism, nonmonophyletic Related terms: biphyletic, epiphyletic, holophyletic, monophyletist, monophyly, paraphyletic, polyphyletic

Alternative forms

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