plesiomorphy
/ˈpliːzɪəmɔːfi/Taxonomy
noun
The state of being plesiomorphic; ancestral or primitive condition as compared to a later, derived character state. Also (as a count noun): an ancestral or plesiomorphic feature or trait.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Systematic Zoology. From plesio- + -morphy, after plesiomorphic, plesiomorphous.
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