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paraclade

paraclade noun: a group of paraphyletic or monophyletic evolutionary lineages.

Noun

paraclade (plural paraclades)

  1. A group of paraphyletic or monophyletic evolutionary lineages

Forms of paraclade

pluralparaclades

Origin of paraclade

From para- + clade.

Questions about paraclade

What does paraclade mean?
Paraclade means a group of paraphyletic or monophyletic evolutionary lineages.
What part of speech is paraclade?
Paraclade is a noun.
What is the plural of paraclade?
The plural of paraclade is paraclades.

Words near paraclade in the dictionary

  1. paracingulate
  2. paracingulate cortex
  3. paracingulin
  4. paraciticide
  5. paracitidal
  6. paraclade
  7. paraclades
  8. paracladia
  9. paracladial
  10. paracladium
  11. paraclausithyron

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