"stem group" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stem groups [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} stem group (plural stem groups)
  1. (phylogenetics) A paraphyletic group consisting of an ancestor and all its descendants, excluding the living representatives of a collection of species. Wikipedia link: stem group Related terms: crown group
    Sense id: en-stem_group-en-noun-ZH-1-mt1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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