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apomorphy en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Hellenic *apó Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-)bor. English apo- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)bor. English -morphy English apomorphy From apo- + -morphy.

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:systematics) A derived characteristic of a clade. Any feature novel to a species and its descendants.

Forms

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apomorphies Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

plesiomorphy

Deriveds

synapomorphy · autapomorphy · apomorphic · autoapomorphy

Translations (3)

pt apomorfia (a derived characteristic of a clade) · fr apomorphie (a derived characteristic of a clade) · de Apomorphie (a derived characteristic of a clade)