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phylogenetic, a.|ˌfaɪləʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk| [f. as prec. + -genetic.] Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of phylogenesis or phylogeny; relating to the race history of an organism or organisms.
1877Huxley Anat. Inv. Anim. Introd. 41 The validity of phylogenetic conclusions, deduced from the facts of embryology alone. 1885W. A. Herdman (title) A Phylo⁓genetic Classification of Animals (for the Use of Students). 189719th Cent. May 793 From these ontogenetic details to see what deductions may be drawn in regard to the phylo⁓genetic origin of Languages. So ˌphylogeˈnetical a. rare. Hence ˌphylogeˈnetically adv., with reference to phylogenesis; in or as regards the evolution of the race.
1872Elsberg in Microsc. Jrnl. July 185 A chain of gradations..through which higher organisms have passed phylogenetically, and do pass ontogenetically. 1878Bell tr. Gegenbaur's Comp. Anat. 413 The earliest characters of the embryonic head, or of its equivalent in all Vertebrata, point to its being phylogenetically, the most ancient portion of the body. 1879tr. Haeckel's Evol. Man I. vii. 150 First, observe the facts of Ontogeny and then attach their phylo⁓genetical significance to them. 1888Pop. Sci. Monthly XXXIII. 479 The morphological and phylogenetical study of the higher plants. |