Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounEvolutionary development of a species.
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noun(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
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Origin
- GermanPhylogenese
- Englishphylogenesis
Borrowed from German Phylogenese, coined by Ernst Haeckel in 1866. By surface analysis, phylo- + -genesis.
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Bulgarian филогене́за
- филогене́за (filogenéza)evolutionary development of species
Catalan filogènesi
- filogènesievolutionary development of species
Dutch filogenese
- filogeneseevolutionary development of species
Finnish fylogeneesi, lajinkehitys
- fylogeneesievolutionary development of species
- lajinkehitysevolutionary development of species
French phylogenèse
- phylogenèseevolutionary development of species
Irish fíligineacht
- fíligineachtevolutionary development of species
Polish filogeneza
- filogenezaevolutionary development of species
Russian филогене́з
- филогене́з (filogenéz)evolutionary development of species
Spanish filogénesis
- filogénesisevolutionary development of species
Cite this entry
phylogenesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phylogenesis
“phylogenesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phylogenesis. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phylogenesis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phylogenesis.
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