polyphyletic

pol·y·phy·let·ic

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pol-ee-fahy-let-ik]
- /ˌpɒl i faɪˈlɛt ɪk/
- /pˌɒlɪfaɪlˈetɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pol-ee-fahy-let-ik]
- /ˌpɒl i faɪˈlɛt ɪk/

Definitions of polyphyletic word

adjective polyphyletic developed from more than one ancestral type, as a group of animals. 1
adjective polyphyletic relating to or characterized by descent from more than one ancestral group of animals or plants 0
adjective polyphyletic derived from more than one ancestral type 0

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Origin of polyphyletic

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75; poly- + phyletic

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Parts of speech for Polyphyletic

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Polyphyletic

polyphyletic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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