cladist en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkleɪdɪst/
Etymology
Etymology tree English clade Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English cladist From clade + -ist.
Meanings
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(qualifier:systematics) A biologist who studies clades, an evolutionary biologist who studies the pattern of species interrelationships according to the principles of cladistics.
The pheneticist and evolutionist classify species and genera in this manner. Not so the cladist, who deals with the unknown quantities produced by phylo-genetic splits.
1997, Ernst Mayr, Evolution and the Diversity of Life: Selected Essays, page 448:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| cladists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |