pseudocladistic

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adjective

Appearing to be cladistic but lacking systematic methodology and using subjective classification.

OriginEnglish cladistic ← Middle English pseudo- ← Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs) →
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Meanings

adjectivepseudocladistic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAppearing to be cladistic but lacking systematic methodology and using subjective classification.

    Bishop (1979) was the first author to propose a hypothesis of relationships based on a pseudocladistic analysis for the American camaenid genera.

    2008, M. J. Bishop, “A new species of Caracolus (Pulmonata: Camaenidae) from the Oligocene of Nebraska and the biotic history of the American camaenid land snails”, in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, volume 67, number 3, archived from the original on 26 Jul 2026

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Englishcladistic
  6. Englishpseudocladistic

From pseudo- + cladistic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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