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plesiomorphy

plesiomorphy noun: a character state that is present in both outgroups and in the ancestors.

Noun

plesiomorphy (plural plesiomorphies)

  1. A character state that is present in both outgroups and in the ancestors

Forms of plesiomorphy

pluralplesiomorphies

Origin of plesiomorphy

From plesio- + -morphy.

Questions about plesiomorphy

What does plesiomorphy mean?
Plesiomorphy means a character state that is present in both outgroups and in the ancestors.
What part of speech is plesiomorphy?
Plesiomorphy is a noun.
What is the plural of plesiomorphy?
The plural of plesiomorphy is plesiomorphies.

Words near plesiomorphy in the dictionary

  1. plesiomorphically
  2. plesiomorphies
  3. plesiomorphism
  4. plesiomorphous
  5. plesiomorphs
  6. plesiomorphy
  7. plesionym
  8. plesionymic
  9. plesionymous
  10. plesionyms
  11. plesionymy

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