Definition of paraphyletic in English:

paraphyletic

adjective ˌparəfʌɪˈlɛtɪkˌperəfīˈledik

Biology

(of a group of organisms) descended from a common evolutionary ancestor or ancestral group, but not including all the descendant groups.
Example sentencesExamples
- To represent this, we have used multiple lines drawn to paraphyletic groups in the cladogram above.
- It now seems likely that the first two of these groups are paraphyletic; that is, they contain some but not all descendants of a common ancestor.
- These taxa together form a paraphyletic group at the base of the clade of biramous arthropods.
- However, each tribe individually is either paraphyletic or polyphyletic with respect to most recent songbird classifications.
- In fact, it is possible that the group is paraphyletic; the last common ancestor of all polymerid trilobites may also have been ancestral to the agnostids as well.

Definition of paraphyletic in US English:

paraphyletic

adjectiveˌperəfīˈledik

Biology

(of a group of organisms) descended from a common evolutionary ancestor or ancestral group, but not including all the descendant groups.
Example sentencesExamples
- To represent this, we have used multiple lines drawn to paraphyletic groups in the cladogram above.
- It now seems likely that the first two of these groups are paraphyletic; that is, they contain some but not all descendants of a common ancestor.
- These taxa together form a paraphyletic group at the base of the clade of biramous arthropods.
- In fact, it is possible that the group is paraphyletic; the last common ancestor of all polymerid trilobites may also have been ancestral to the agnostids as well.
- However, each tribe individually is either paraphyletic or polyphyletic with respect to most recent songbird classifications.

单词	paraphyletic
释义	Definition of paraphyletic in English: paraphyletic adjective ˌparəfʌɪˈlɛtɪkˌperəfīˈledik Biology (of a group of organisms) descended from a common evolutionary ancestor or ancestral group, but not including all the descendant groups. Example sentencesExamples To represent this, we have used multiple lines drawn to paraphyletic groups in the cladogram above. It now seems likely that the first two of these groups are paraphyletic; that is, they contain some but not all descendants of a common ancestor. These taxa together form a paraphyletic group at the base of the clade of biramous arthropods. However, each tribe individually is either paraphyletic or polyphyletic with respect to most recent songbird classifications. In fact, it is possible that the group is paraphyletic; the last common ancestor of all polymerid trilobites may also have been ancestral to the agnostids as well. Definition of paraphyletic in US English: paraphyletic adjectiveˌperəfīˈledik Biology (of a group of organisms) descended from a common evolutionary ancestor or ancestral group, but not including all the descendant groups. Example sentencesExamples To represent this, we have used multiple lines drawn to paraphyletic groups in the cladogram above. It now seems likely that the first two of these groups are paraphyletic; that is, they contain some but not all descendants of a common ancestor. These taxa together form a paraphyletic group at the base of the clade of biramous arthropods. In fact, it is possible that the group is paraphyletic; the last common ancestor of all polymerid trilobites may also have been ancestral to the agnostids as well. However, each tribe individually is either paraphyletic or polyphyletic with respect to most recent songbird classifications.
随便看	unnoticed unnoticing unnotified unnotify unnoting unnourishable unnourished unnourishing unnourishment unnuanced unnumberable unnumbered unnumerable un-nun unnursed unnurtured unnutritious unnutritive UNO unoaked unobedient unobeyed unobeying unobjected unobjectionable