phylotype

English

Etymology

phylo- +‎ type

Noun

phylotype (plural phylotypes)

1. a proposed stage in the development of an embryo at which those characteristics of a particular phylum develop
   1. the pharyngula stage of vertebrates
2. a phenetic grouping used in biology, particularly in microbiology

Verb

phylotype (third-person singular simple present phylotypes, present participle phylotyping, simple past and past participle phylotyped)

1. To describe and categorise such phenetic groups