phenetic
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.phe·net·ic
adjective \fi-ˈne-tik\Definition of PHENETIC
: of or relating to taxonomic analysis that emphasizes the overall similarities of characteristics among biological taxa without regard to phylogenetic relationships
Origin of PHENETIC
phenotype + -etic (as in genetic)
First Known Use: 1960
Rhymes with PHENETIC
aesthetic, ascetic, athletic, balletic, bathetic, cometic, cosmetic, eidetic, emetic, frenetic, gametic, genetic, hermetic, limnetic, magnetic, mimetic, noetic, Ossetic, paretic, pathetic, phonetic, phyletic, poetic, prophetic, prosthetic, pyretic, splenetic, syncretic, syndetic, synthetic, tonetic, Venetic
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