Associations to the word «Monophyletic»

Wiktionary

MONOPHYLETIC, adjective. (biology) Of, pertaining to, or affecting a single phylum (or other taxon) of organisms.
MONOPHYLETIC, adjective. (biology) Deriving from a single clade (monophylum).
MONOPHYLETIC GROUP, noun. (taxonomy) A monophylum
MONOPHYLETIC GROUPS, noun. Plural of monophyletic group

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats