crown group

noun

The smallest clade that includes all living representatives of a biological group, their most recent common ancestor, and all descendants of that ancestor, both living and extinct.

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crown clade
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Meanings

nouncrown group (plural crown groups)

plural crown groups

  1. phylogeneticsThe smallest clade that includes all living representatives of a biological group, their most recent common ancestor, and all descendants of that ancestor, both living and extinct.

    Synonyms: crown clade

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe smallest clade that includes all living representatives of a biological group, their most recent common ancestor, and all descendants of that ancestor, both living and extinct.

Similar
crown clade
Also see
crown clade

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 冠群
  • 冠群 (guānqún)Translations
Polish grupa koronna
  • grupa koronnaTranslations
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APA

crown group. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crown%20group

MLA

“crown group.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crown%20group. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crown group,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crown%20group.

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