heterophyletic

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adjective

Having two or more different lines of descent

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Meanings

adjectiveheterophyletic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving two or more different lines of descent

Origin

From hetero- + phyletic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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