apomorphy

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

apo- +‎ -morphy

Noun[edit]

apomorphy (plural apomorphies)

(systematics) A derived characteristic of a clade. Any feature novel to a species and its descendants.

Antonyms[edit]

plesiomorphy

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

a derived characteristic of a clade

Portuguese: apomorfia f

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