adelphotaxon
adelphotaxon noun: a sister taxon.
Noun
adelphotaxon (plural adelphotaxa)
- A sister taxon.
- In the structure of the phylogenetic system, as in every hierarchical ordering, a sequence of ranks between the taxa of the individual levels is necessarily linked with the sequence of hierarchical levels. Here the following law applies: the adelphotaxa of any given level of coordination have...1987, Peter Ax, The phylogenetic system: the systematization of organisms on the basis of their phylogenesis
- When justifying the monophyly of system unities and working out their ground patterns, we usually, more or less immediately, draw upon the subordinated adelphotaxa.2012, Peter Ax, Multicellular Animals
Forms of adelphotaxon
| plural | adelphotaxa |
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Origin of adelphotaxon
From Ancient Greek ἀδελφός (adelphós, “brother”) + taxon.
Questions about adelphotaxon
- What does adelphotaxon mean?
- Adelphotaxon means a sister taxon.
- What part of speech is adelphotaxon?
- Adelphotaxon is a noun.
- What is the plural of adelphotaxon?
- The plural of adelphotaxon is adelphotaxa.
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