diphyletic

di·phy·let·ic

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dahy-fahy-let-ik]
- /ˌdaɪ faɪˈlɛt ɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dahy-fahy-let-ik]
- /ˌdaɪ faɪˈlɛt ɪk/

Definitions of diphyletic word

adjective diphyletic of or relating to a taxonomic group of organisms derived from two separate ancestral lines. 1
adjective diphyletic relating to or characterized by descent from two ancestral groups of animals or plants 0
adjective diphyletic having two ancestral lines of descent 0

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Origin of diphyletic

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05; di-1 + phyletic

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Parts of speech for Diphyletic

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Diphyletic

diphyletic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

diphyletic usage trend in Literature

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