Definition of Polyphiletic

Definition of Polyphiletic

Pol`y*phy*let"ic (?), a. [Poly- + Gr. &?; clan.] (Biol.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, descent from more than one root form, or from many different root forms; polygenetic; -- opposed to monophyletic.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

having multiple ancestral sources

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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