polyphyletic adjective.
[,pɒlɪfʌɪ'lɛtɪk] L19.[from POLY- + PHYLETIC.]Chiefly
Biology. (Esp. of a species or other taxon) originating from several independent ancestors or sources; relating to such origination; polygenetic.
■ polyphyletically adverb L19. ■ poly'phyletism noun =
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