phylogenetic

English

Etymology

phylo- +‎ genetic, from German phylogenetisch, coined by Ernst Haeckel in 1866, from Phylogenese +‎ -isch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌfaɪ.loʊ.d͡ʒəˈnɛt.ɪk/

Adjective

phylogenetic (not comparable)

1. (systematics) Of, or relating to phylogeny or phylogenetics.
   • 1893 January, Alexander Macalister, “The Study of Man”, in Popular Science Monthly, volume 42:

     To each of these subdivisions of the phylum thus differentiated the name race may appropriately be restricted, and the sum of the peculiarities of each race may be termed race-characters. This is the phylogenetic side of anthropology, and its nomenclature should be kept clearly separate from that of the ethnological side.

2. Of, or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms.

Derived terms

• phylogenetic tree

Related terms

• phylogenetics
• phylogenesis
• phylogeny

See also

• taxonomic