"pleisiomorphic" meaning in English

See pleisiomorphic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more pleisiomorphic [comparative], most pleisiomorphic [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} pleisiomorphic (comparative more pleisiomorphic, superlative most pleisiomorphic)
  1. Of a characteristic of an organism, acquired from its ancestors; not morphologically distinct from the same feature in an ancestor.
    Sense id: en-pleisiomorphic-en-adj-2mxHI8Yv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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