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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BARGAIN

(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”


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