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polytomy

polytomy noun: a section of a phylogeny in which the evolutionary relationships cannot be fully resolved to dichotomies.

Noun

polytomy (plural polytomies)

  1. A section of a phylogeny in which the evolutionary relationships cannot be fully resolved to dichotomies.
    Synonyms:
    polychotomy

Synonyms of polytomy

Forms of polytomy

pluralpolytomies

Origin of polytomy

From poly- + -tomy.

Questions about polytomy

What does polytomy mean?
Polytomy means a section of a phylogeny in which the evolutionary relationships cannot be fully resolved to dichotomies.
What part of speech is polytomy?
Polytomy is a noun.
What is the plural of polytomy?
The plural of polytomy is polytomies.

Words near polytomy in the dictionary

  1. polytomographic
  2. polytomographs
  3. polytomography
  4. polytomous
  5. polytomously
  6. polytomy
  7. polyton
  8. polytonal
  9. polytonalism
  10. polytonalist
  11. polytonalists

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