phylogenetic
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German phylogenetisch, coined by Ernst Haeckel in 1866, from Phylogenese + -isch.
Adjective
phylogenetic (not comparable)
- (systematics) Of, or relating to phylogeny or phylogenetics.
- Of, or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms.
Derived terms
- phylogenetic tree
Related terms
- phylogenetics
- phylogenesis
- phylogeny
See also
- taxonomic