Polyphyletic

Polyphyletic [ Taxonomy ]	Dictionary of botanic terminology - index of names
Noun: Polyphyly

Definition

A group of organisms that does not include their most recent common ancestor. (cf. monophyletic; technically speaking, the distinction between polyphyletic and paraphyletic is not as clear as it might seem.)

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