polyphyletic

English

Etymology

poly- +‎ phyletic

Adjective

polyphyletic (comparative more polyphyletic, superlative most polyphyletic)

1. (taxonomy) Having multiple ancestral sources; referring to a taxon that does not contain the most recent common ancestor of its members.

Related terms

• monophyletic
• paraphyletic

Translations

having multiple ancestral sources

• Dutch: polyfyletisch (nl)
• Finnish: polyfyleettinen (fi)
• Vietnamese: đa ngành