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phylogenies

Variant of phylogeny

noun pl. phylogenies

  1. the lines of descent or evolutionary development of any plant or animal species
  2. the origin and evolution of a division, group, or race of animals or plants
  3. the historical development of a nonliving thing, as a group of languages

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