phylotype
English
Etymology
phylo- + type
Noun
phylotype (plural phylotypes)
- a proposed stage in the development of an embryo at which those characteristics of a particular phylum develop
- the pharyngula stage of vertebrates
- a phenetic grouping used in biology, particularly in microbiology
Verb
phylotype (third-person singular simple present phylotypes, present participle phylotyping, simple past and past participle phylotyped)
- To describe and categorise such phenetic groups