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PHYLOGENY
evolution, organic evolution, phylogeny, phylogenesis
(noun) (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
phylogeny (countable and uncountable, plural phylogenies)
(systematics) The evolutionary history of groups of organisms, such as species or clades.
(systematics, informal) A phylogenetic diagram.
The historical development of a human social or racial group.
The historical development of any thing, idea, etc.
Synonyms
• phylogenesis
Source: Wiktionary
Phy`lo*gen"e*sis, Phy*log"e*ny, n. Etym: [Gr. genesis, or root of Gr.
Definition: The history of genealogical development; the race history of an animal or vegetable type; the historic exolution of the phylon or tribe, in distinction from ontogeny, or the development of the individual organism, and from biogenesis, or life development generally.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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