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phylesis

phylesis noun: a course of evolutionary or phylogenetic development which modifies an organism or group of organisms without leading to the formation of a new species.

Noun

phylesis (plural phyleses)

  1. A course of evolutionary or phylogenetic development which modifies an organism or group of organisms without leading to the formation of a new species.

Forms of phylesis

pluralphyleses

Questions about phylesis

What does phylesis mean?
Phylesis means a course of evolutionary or phylogenetic development which modifies an organism or group of organisms without leading to the formation of a new species.
What part of speech is phylesis?
Phylesis is a noun.
What is the plural of phylesis?
The plural of phylesis is phyleses.

Words near phylesis in the dictionary

  1. phyle
  2. phylectenular
  3. phylembryogenesis
  4. phyles
  5. phyleses
  6. phylesis
  7. phyletic
  8. phyletic gradualism
  9. phyletically
  10. phyleticist
  11. phyleticists

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