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di·phy·let·ic | \ ˌdī-fī-ˈle-tik 
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\Definition of diphyletic
: derived from two lines of evolutionary descent
diphyletic hadrosaurs
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diphyletic
adjectivedi·phy·let·ic | \ ˌdī-fī-ˈlet-ik \
\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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