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cladism

cladism noun: a form of systematics based on hierarchies that can be represented by branching cladograms.

Noun

cladism (uncountable)

  1. A form of systematics based on hierarchies that can be represented by branching cladograms.

Origin of cladism

From clade + -ism.

Questions about cladism

What does cladism mean?
Cladism means a form of systematics based on hierarchies that can be represented by branching cladograms.
What part of speech is cladism?
Cladism is a noun.

Words near cladism in the dictionary

  1. cladification
  2. cladifications
  3. cladinose
  4. cladinosyl
  5. cladiosis
  6. cladism
  7. cladist
  8. cladistian
  9. cladistians
  10. cladistic
  11. cladistical

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