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cladism

noun
cla·​dism | \ ˈklādizəm, ˈkla-\
plural -s

Definition of cladism

: the theory that cladistic methods based on shared characteristics of organisms yield their true evolutionary relationships and provide the basis for a natural biological classification also : cladistics

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