phyletic
/faɪˈlɛtɪk/
phyletic adjective: of or pertaining to phylogeny; phylogenetic.
Adjective
phyletic (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to phylogeny; phylogenetic.
- Of or pertaining to gradual evolutionary change along a single line of descent.
- Synonyms:
- anagenetic
Synonyms of phyletic
Words formed from phyletic
Words that rhyme with phyletic
- sympathetic
- hermetic
- kinetic
- athletic
- genetic
- magnetic
- energetic
- pathetic
- syndetic
- aesthetic
- diabetic
- diaeretic
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- frenetic
- mimetic
- peripatetic
- planetic
- poetic
- tonetic
- abietic
- anesthetic
- anoetic
- anuretic
- apathetic
- ascetic
- auxetic
- cybernetic
- dietetic
- epithetic
- Helvetic
- parasympathetic
- parenthetic
- Sidetic
- splenetic
- synaeretic
- synizetic
- tabetic
- threnetic
- alexipyretic
- algetic
- alphabetic
- alphametic
- amuletic
- analgetic
- anchoretic
- anoretic
- aphetic
- aporetic
- archegetic
- asyndetic
- auletic
- autonoetic
- balletic
- Baphometic
- cardioparasympathetic
- cardiosympathetic
- cometic
- conspiracy-theoretic
- cynegetic
- diagenetic
- diakinetic
Questions about phyletic
- What does phyletic mean?
- Phyletic means of or pertaining to phylogeny; phylogenetic.
- What part of speech is phyletic?
- Phyletic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce phyletic?
- Phyletic is pronounced /faɪˈlɛtɪk/.
Words near phyletic in the dictionary
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