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apomorphy

apomorphy noun: a derived characteristic of a clade. Any feature novel to a species and its descendants.

Noun

apomorphy (plural apomorphies)

  1. (systematics) A derived characteristic of a clade. Any feature novel to a species and its descendants.

Antonyms of apomorphy

Forms of apomorphy

pluralapomorphies

Origin of apomorphy

From apo- + -morphy.

Words formed from apomorphy

Questions about apomorphy

What does apomorphy mean?
Apomorphy means a derived characteristic of a clade. Any feature novel to a species and its descendants.
What part of speech is apomorphy?
Apomorphy is a noun.
What is the plural of apomorphy?
The plural of apomorphy is apomorphies.

Words near apomorphy in the dictionary

  1. apomorphines
  2. apomorphism
  3. apomorphisms
  4. apomorphous
  5. apomorphs
  6. apomorphy
  7. apomucin
  8. apomucins
  9. apomyoglobin
  10. apomyxis
  11. APON

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