polyphylesis

noun

poly·​phy·​le·​sis

plural polyphyleses

-ēˌsēz

: polygenesis

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from International Scientific Vocabulary polyphyletic, after such pairs as International Scientific Vocabulary genetic : New Latin genesis

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