Usually means: Originating from two distinct lineages.
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  1. diphyletic: Merriam-Webster
  2. diphyletic: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. diphyletic: Collins English Dictionary
  4. diphyletic: Wordnik
  5. diphyletic: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. diphyletic: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. diphyletic: Dictionary.com
  8. diphyletic: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  9. diphyletic: TheFreeDictionary.com
  10. diphyletic: Wiktionary

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  1. diphyletic: Encyclopedia

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  1. diphyletic: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (diphyletic)

▸ adjective:  (biology) Of or relating to two phylums.

Similar:
paraphyletic, polyphyletic, diapsid, dipterous, phylogenetic, phylogeny, diapsida, diprotodon, diplopoda, taxonomic, more...

Opposite:
monophyletic, cladistic, holophyletic

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Similar:
paraphyletic, polyphyletic, diapsid, dipterous, phylogenetic, phylogeny, diapsida, diprotodon, diplopoda, taxonomic, more...

Opposite:
monophyletic, cladistic, holophyletic



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