paraphyletic
adjective
para·phyletic
"+
: of, relating to, or being a taxonomic group that does not include all descendants of a common ancestor
Word History
Etymology
para- entry 1 + phyletic
First Known Use
1965, in the meaning defined above
- consecration
- consecrations
- consecrative
- consecrator
- consecrators
- consecratory
- consectaries
- consectary
- consecution
- consecutions
- consecutive
- consecutive intervals
- consecutively
- consecutiveness
- consecutivenesses
- consecutives
- consed
- consenescence
- consension
- consensual
- consensually
- consensus
- consensus of opinion
- consensuses
- consent