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paraphyletism

paraphyletism noun: the condition of being paraphyletic.

Noun

paraphyletism (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being paraphyletic

Questions about paraphyletism

What does paraphyletism mean?
Paraphyletism means the condition of being paraphyletic.
What part of speech is paraphyletism?
Paraphyletism is a noun.

Words near paraphyletism in the dictionary

  1. paraphs
  2. paraphyla
  3. paraphylactic
  4. paraphyletic
  5. paraphyletically
  6. paraphyletism
  7. paraphylla
  8. paraphyllia
  9. paraphyllium
  10. paraphyllum
  11. paraphylum

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