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monophylum

monophylum noun: a hierarchical group of organisms including an ancestor species and all its descendants.

Noun

monophylum (plural monophyla)

  1. A hierarchical group of organisms including an ancestor species and all its descendants
    Synonyms:
    holophyletic group, monophyletic group

Synonyms of monophylum

Forms of monophylum

pluralmonophyla

Origin of monophylum

From mono- + phylum.

Questions about monophylum

What does monophylum mean?
Monophylum means a hierarchical group of organisms including an ancestor species and all its descendants.
What part of speech is monophylum?
Monophylum is a noun.
What is the plural of monophylum?
The plural of monophylum is monophyla.

Words near monophylum in the dictionary

  1. monophylogenetic
  2. monophylogenetically
  3. monophylogenic
  4. monophylogeny
  5. monophylous
  6. monophylum
  7. monophyly
  8. monophyodont
  9. monophyodontism
  10. monophyodonts
  11. monophysism

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