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hypothetical taxonomic unit

hypothetical taxonomic unit noun: an internal node in phylogenetic analysis; an inferred ancestral organism.

Noun

hypothetical taxonomic unit (plural hypothetical taxonomic units)

  1. An internal node in phylogenetic analysis; an inferred ancestral organism.

Forms of hypothetical taxonomic unit

pluralhypothetical taxonomic units
alternative formHTU

Questions about hypothetical taxonomic unit

What does hypothetical taxonomic unit mean?
Hypothetical taxonomic unit means an internal node in phylogenetic analysis; an inferred ancestral organism.
What part of speech is hypothetical taxonomic unit?
Hypothetical taxonomic unit is a noun.
What is the plural of hypothetical taxonomic unit?
The plural of hypothetical taxonomic unit is hypothetical taxonomic units.

Words near hypothetical taxonomic unit in the dictionary

  1. hypothetical
  2. hypothetical baptism
  3. hypothetical baptisms
  4. hypothetical imperative
  5. hypothetical imperatives
  6. hypothetical taxonomic unit
  7. hypothetical taxonomic units
  8. hypotheticalities
  9. hypotheticality
  10. hypothetically
  11. hypotheticals

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