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autapomorphous

autapomorphous is the alternative form of autapomorphic.

Meaning of autapomorphic

Adjective

autapomorphic (comparative more autapomorphic, superlative most autapomorphic)

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

Questions about autapomorphous

What is autapomorphous the alternative form of?
Autapomorphous is the alternative form of autapomorphic.

Words near autapomorphous in the dictionary

  1. autantonyms
  2. autapomorph
  3. autapomorphic
  4. autapomorphically
  5. autapomorphies
  6. autapomorphous
  7. autapomorphs
  8. autapomorphy
  9. autapotypic
  10. autapse
  11. autapses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: autapomorphous (page history and authors); autapomorphic (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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