phyletic
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.phy·let·ic
adjective \fī-ˈle-tik\Definition of PHYLETIC
: of or relating to evolutionary change in a single line of descent without branching
— phy·let·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
Origin of PHYLETIC
International Scientific Vocabulary phyl- + -etic (as in genetic)
First Known Use: 1881
Rhymes with PHYLETIC
aesthetic, ascetic, athletic, balletic, bathetic, cometic, cosmetic, eidetic, emetic, frenetic, gametic, genetic, hermetic, limnetic, magnetic, mimetic, noetic, Ossetic, paretic, pathetic, phenetic, phonetic, poetic, prophetic, prosthetic, pyretic, splenetic, syncretic, syndetic, synthetic, tonetic, Venetic
phy·let·ic
adjective \fī-ˈlet-ik\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of PHYLETIC
: of or relating to the course of evolutionary or phylogenetic development
—phy·let·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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