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cladogram

noun
clad·​o·​gram | \ˈkla-də-ˌgram \

Definition of cladogram 

: a branching diagrammatic tree used in cladistic classification to illustrate phylogenetic relationships

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 One can’t tell, perhaps, from a cladogram, but in the kingdom of medical manias, shark cartilage and snake oil are first cousins. — Fortune, "Brainstorm Health Daily: July 24, 2017," 24 July 2017

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First Known Use of cladogram

1965, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cladogram was in 1965

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