pleisiomorphic

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adjective

Of a characteristic of an organism, acquired from its ancestors; not morphologically distinct from the same feature in an ancestor.

Opposite
apomorphic
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Meanings

adjectivepleisiomorphic (comparative more pleisiomorphic, superlative most pleisiomorphic)

comparative more pleisiomorphic · superlative most pleisiomorphic

  1. Of a characteristic of an organism, acquired from its ancestors; not morphologically distinct from the same feature in an ancestor.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
apomorphic
Cite this entry
APA

pleisiomorphic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleisiomorphic

MLA

“pleisiomorphic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleisiomorphic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pleisiomorphic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleisiomorphic.

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