paraclade

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noun

A group of paraphyletic or monophyletic evolutionary lineages

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounparaclade (plural paraclades)

plural paraclades

  1. biologyA group of paraphyletic or monophyletic evolutionary lineages

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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