See Also: polyphyletic(medicine)
polyphyletic(dictionary)
polyphyletic theory(medicine)

polyphyletic (iou)



polyphyletic adjective. L19.
[from POLY- + PHYLETIC.]
Chiefly Biology. (Esp. of a species or other taxon) originating from several independent ancestors or sources; relating to such origination; polygenetic.
polyphyletically adverb L19.
poly'phyletism noun = POLYPHYLESIS M20.