Meanings
adjectivephyletic (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or pertaining to phylogeny; phylogenetic.
- not comparableOf or pertaining to gradual evolutionary change along a single line of descent.
Synonyms: anagenetic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or pertaining to gradual evolutionary change along a single line of descent.
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adjectiveof or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms
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Translations
Greek φυλετικός
- φυλετικός (fyletikós)Translations
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with phyletic
magneticgeneticathleticdiabeticaestheticenergetickineticsympatheticpoeticpatheticalphabeticanestheticgeodeticdieteticdiuretichermeticapatheticfreneticcyberneticasceticparamagneticmimeticunsympatheticparasympathetic
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APA
phyletic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phyletic
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“phyletic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phyletic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phyletic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phyletic.
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