monophyletismn.
/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈfʌɪlᵻtɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌmɑnəˈfaɪləˌtɪz(ə)m/ Biology.
= monophyly n.
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1913 O. C. Gruner Biol. Blood-cells 358 (Gloss.) Monophyletism, the doctrine which derives all blood-cells from one ancestor.
1952 S. Afr. Jrnl. Sci. 49 69 (title) Monophyletism and polyphyletism in man.
1978 Entomol. Rev. 57 303 (heading) The main evolutionary trends of the Acari and the problem of their monophyletism.
1993 Acta Bot. Gallica 140 479 Despite the extreme differences that exist between the various types of Monocotyledon embryo, research into their original embryogenical type is justified by their monophyletism.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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