polyphyletic
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]polyphyletic (comparative more polyphyletic, superlative most polyphyletic)
- (taxonomy) Having multiple ancestral sources; referring to a taxon that does not contain the most recent common ancestor of its members.
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[edit]Translations
[edit]having multiple ancestral sources
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