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autapomorphic

autapomorphic adjective: describing any characteristic that has evolved in only a single species (or other taxon).

Adjective

autapomorphic (comparative more autapomorphic, superlative most autapomorphic)

  1. (systematics) Describing any characteristic that has evolved in only a single species (or other taxon)

Forms of autapomorphic

comparativemore autapomorphic
superlativemost autapomorphic

Origin of autapomorphic

From autapomorphy + -ic.

Words formed from autapomorphic

Questions about autapomorphic

What does autapomorphic mean?
Autapomorphic means describing any characteristic that has evolved in only a single species (or other taxon).
What part of speech is autapomorphic?
Autapomorphic is an adjective.

Words near autapomorphic in the dictionary

  1. autacoids
  2. autagonistophilia
  3. autantonym
  4. autantonyms
  5. autapomorph
  6. autapomorphic
  7. autapomorphically
  8. autapomorphies
  9. autapomorphous
  10. autapomorphs
  11. autapomorphy

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