cladistic

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adjective

Relating to a clade.

UncommonScrabble 14

Meanings

adjectivecladistic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to a clade.
  2. not comparableRelating to cladistics.

Origin

  1. Englishclade
  2. Englishcladisticsbf.
  3. Englishcladistic

Back-formation from cladistics.

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APA

cladistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cladistic

MLA

“cladistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cladistic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cladistic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cladistic.

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