di·phy·let·ic
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Definition of diphyletic
: derived from two lines of evolutionary descent
diphyletic hadrosaurs
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diphyletic
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di·phy·let·ic
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Medical Definition of diphyletic
: derived from two lines of evolutionary descent
diphyletic dinosaurs
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The first known use of diphyletic was in 1902
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