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phyletic definition

phy·letic (fī let′ik)

adjective

Biol. of or pertaining to a phylum or to an evolutionary line of descent

Etymology: ModL phyleticus < Gr phyletikos < phyletēs, tribesman < phylē: see phyle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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