Definition of Philogeny
{ Phy`lo*gen"e*sis (?), Phy*log"e*ny (?), }
n. [Gr. &?; tribe + E. genesis, or root of
Gr. &?; to be born.] The history of genealogical development; the
race history of an animal or vegetable type; the historic exolution of
the phylon or tribe, in distinction from ontogeny, or
the development of the individual organism, and from
biogenesis, or life development generally.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (systematics): The evolutionary history of an organism
The phylogeny of this starfish provides clues to its anatomy.
- the historical development of a human social or racial group
Understanding the phylogeny of this musical group helps us understand its music.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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