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Hennigian

Hennigian adjective: of or relating to Emil Hans Willi Hennig (1913–1976), German biologist who is considered the founder of phylogenetic systematics.

Adjective

Hennigian (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to Emil Hans Willi Hennig (1913–1976), German biologist who is considered the founder of phylogenetic systematics.

Origin of Hennigian

From Hennig + -ian.

Questions about Hennigian

What does Hennigian mean?
Hennigian means of or relating to Emil Hans Willi Hennig (1913–1976), German biologist who is considered the founder of phylogenetic systematics.
What part of speech is Hennigian?
Hennigian is an adjective.

Words near Hennigian in the dictionary

  1. hennies
  2. henniest
  3. Hennig
  4. Hennigan
  5. Hennigans
  6. Hennigian
  7. Hennigs
  8. Henniker
  9. hennin
  10. henning
  11. henning up

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