cladistics

cla·dis·tics

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kluh-dis-tiks]
- /kləˈdɪs tɪks/
- /kladˈɪstɪks/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kluh-dis-tiks]
- /kləˈdɪs tɪks/

Definitions of cladistics word

noun cladistics a method of grouping animals that makes use of lines of descent rather than structural similarities 3
noun cladistics a method of classifying living organisms, often using computer techniques, based on the relationships between phylogenetic branching patterns from a common ancestor 3
noun cladistics classification of organisms based on the branchings of descendant lineages from a common ancestor. 1
noun cladistics A method of classification of animals and plants according to the proportion of measurable characteristics that they have in common. It is assumed that the higher the proportion of characteristics that two organisms share, the more recently they diverged from a common ancestor. 1
noun cladistics (systematics) An approach to biological systematics in which organisms are grouped based upon synapomorphies (shared derived characteristics) only, and not upon symplesiomorphies (shared ancestral characteristics). 0

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Origin of cladistics

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

1965-70; cladist(ic) (see clad-, -istic) + -ics

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Parts of speech for Cladistics

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cladistics popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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