biphyletic

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adjective

descended or evolved from a common ancestor in two separate branches

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Meanings

adjectivebiphyletic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablesystematicsdescended or evolved from a common ancestor in two separate branches

Origin

From bi- + phyletic.

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APA

biphyletic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biphyletic

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“biphyletic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biphyletic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biphyletic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biphyletic.

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