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cladistics Definition

cla·dis·tics (klə distiks)

noun

a method of classifying living organisms, often using computer techniques, based on the relationships between phylogenetic branching patterns from a common ancestor

cladistics Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • program: But a cladistics program is obviously free of all such biases, so a tree produced by such a program is perhaps more trustworthy.

Browse dictionary entries near cladistics

  1. cladistic
  2. cladist
  3. clade
  4. cladding
  5. clad
  6. Clactonian
  7. Clackmannan
  8. clack valve
  9. clack
  10. clachan
  1. cladoceran
  2. cladode
  3. cladogram
  4. cladophyll
  5. claim
  6. claim for relief
  7. claimant
  8. claimer
  9. claiming race
  10. clairaudience