"phyletic" meaning in English

See phyletic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /faɪˈlɛtɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phyletic.wav
Rhymes: -ɛtɪk Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} phyletic (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to phylogeny; phylogenetic. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-phyletic-en-adj-dWduVvAB
  2. Of or pertaining to gradual evolutionary change along a single line of descent. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms (change along a single line of descent): anagenetic
    Sense id: en-phyletic-en-adj-i0IGTDju Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of 'change along a single line of descent': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Translations): φυλετικός (fyletikós) (Greek)
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "biphyletic"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cytophyletic"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "diphyletic"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "epiphyletic"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ethnophyletic"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "heterophyletic"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "holophyletic"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "homophyletic"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "intraphyletic"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "monophyletic"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "multiphyletic"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "paraphyletic"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "phyletically"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "phyletic gradualism"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "phyleticist"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pleophyletic"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "polyphyletic"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tetraphyletic"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "triphyletic"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "phyletic (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Of or pertaining to phylogeny; phylogenetic."
      ],
      "id": "en-phyletic-en-adj-dWduVvAB",
      "links": [
        [
          "phylogeny",
          "phylogeny"
        ],
        [
          "phylogenetic",
          "phylogenetic"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 93",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with translation boxes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 92",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Greek translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of or pertaining to gradual evolutionary change along a single line of descent."
      ],
      "id": "en-phyletic-en-adj-i0IGTDju",
      "links": [
        [
          "gradual",
          "gradual"
        ],
        [
          "evolutionary",
          "evolutionary"
        ],
        [
          "descent",
          "descent"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "sense": "change along a single line of descent",
          "word": "anagenetic"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/faɪˈlɛtɪk/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛtɪk"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "_dis1": "61 39",
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "fyletikós",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "φυλετικός"
    }
  ],
  "word": "phyletic"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English uncomparable adjectives",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/ɛtɪk",
    "Rhymes:English/ɛtɪk/3 syllables",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Translation table header lacks gloss"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "biphyletic"
    },
    {
      "word": "cytophyletic"
    },
    {
      "word": "diphyletic"
    },
    {
      "word": "epiphyletic"
    },
    {
      "word": "ethnophyletic"
    },
    {
      "word": "heterophyletic"
    },
    {
      "word": "holophyletic"
    },
    {
      "word": "homophyletic"
    },
    {
      "word": "intraphyletic"
    },
    {
      "word": "monophyletic"
    },
    {
      "word": "multiphyletic"
    },
    {
      "word": "paraphyletic"
    },
    {
      "word": "phyletically"
    },
    {
      "word": "phyletic gradualism"
    },
    {
      "word": "phyleticist"
    },
    {
      "word": "pleophyletic"
    },
    {
      "word": "polyphyletic"
    },
    {
      "word": "tetraphyletic"
    },
    {
      "word": "triphyletic"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "phyletic (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Of or pertaining to phylogeny; phylogenetic."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "phylogeny",
          "phylogeny"
        ],
        [
          "phylogenetic",
          "phylogenetic"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Of or pertaining to gradual evolutionary change along a single line of descent."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gradual",
          "gradual"
        ],
        [
          "evolutionary",
          "evolutionary"
        ],
        [
          "descent",
          "descent"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/faɪˈlɛtɪk/"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛtɪk"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "change along a single line of descent",
      "word": "anagenetic"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "fyletikós",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "φυλετικός"
    }
  ],
  "word": "phyletic"
}

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