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triphyletic

triphyletic adjective: of or relating to three phylums.

Adjective

triphyletic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to three phylums.

Origin of triphyletic

From tri- + phyletic.

Questions about triphyletic

What does triphyletic mean?
Triphyletic means of or relating to three phylums.
What part of speech is triphyletic?
Triphyletic is an adjective.

Words near triphyletic in the dictionary

  1. triphthongize
  2. triphthongized
  3. triphthongizes
  4. triphthongizing
  5. triphthongs
  6. triphyletic
  7. triphyline
  8. triphylines
  9. triphylite
  10. triphyllous
  11. Triphysite

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