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tetraphyletic

tetraphyletic adjective: of or relating to four phylums.

Adjective

tetraphyletic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to four phylums.

Origin of tetraphyletic

From tetra- + phyletic.

Questions about tetraphyletic

What does tetraphyletic mean?
Tetraphyletic means of or relating to four phylums.
What part of speech is tetraphyletic?
Tetraphyletic is an adjective.

Words near tetraphyletic in the dictionary

  1. tetraphosphorylated
  2. tetraphthalate
  3. tetraphthalates
  4. tetraphthong
  5. tetraphthongs
  6. tetraphyletic
  7. tetraphyllidean
  8. tetraphyllideans
  9. tetraphyllous
  10. tetrapla
  11. tetraplas

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