Meanings
adjectiveautapomorphic (comparative more autapomorphic, superlative most autapomorphic)
comparative more autapomorphic · superlative most autapomorphic
- systematicsDescribing any characteristic that has evolved in only a single species (or other taxon)
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Proto-Indo-European*tó-
- Proto-Hellenic*autós
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
- Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
- Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
- Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
- Englishauto-
- Englishaut-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
- Proto-Hellenic*apó
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓πό (ăpó)
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-)
- Englishapo-
- Ancient Greekμορφή (morphḗ)
- Englishapomorphy
- Englishautapomorphy
- Englishautapomorphic
From autapomorphy + -ic.
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APA
autapomorphic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autapomorphic
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“autapomorphic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autapomorphic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autapomorphic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autapomorphic.
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