| DIPHYLETIC | • diphyletic adj. (Biology) Of or relating to two phylums. • DIPHYLETIC adj. descended from two distinct ancestral groups. |
| MONOPHYLETIC | • monophyletic adj. (Biology) Of, pertaining to, or affecting a single phylum (or other taxon) of organisms. • monophyletic adj. (Biology) Deriving from a single clade (monophylum). • monophyletic adj. (Biology) Descending from a single ancestral species. |
| PHYLETIC | • phyletic adj. Of or pertaining to phylogeny; phylogenetic. • phyletic adj. Of or pertaining to gradual evolutionary change along a single line of descent. • PHYLETIC adj. relating to a phylum; according to presumed evolutionary descent. |
| PHYLETICALLY | • phyletically adv. In a phyletic manner. • phyletically adv. Regarding phylogeny. • PHYLETIC adv. relating to a phylum; according to presumed evolutionary descent. |
| PHYLETICS | • phyletics n. Phylogeny. • PHYLETICS n. the study of the evolution of species. |
| PLAYLET | • playlet n. A short play (dramatic work). • PLAYLET n. a short theatrical performance. |
| PLAYLETS | • playlets n. Plural of playlet. • PLAYLET n. a short theatrical performance. |
| POLYPHYLETIC | • polyphyletic adj. (Taxonomy) Having multiple ancestral sources; referring to a taxon that does not contain the most recent… • POLYPHYLETIC adj. descending from more than one original type. |
| RAYLET | • raylet n. A little ray or beam. • RAYLET n. a small ray. |
| RAYLETS | • raylets n. Plural of raylet. • RAYLET n. a small ray. |
| SCHINDYLETIC | • schindyletic adj. Relating to schindylesis. • SCHINDYLETIC adj. of or like a schindylesis, an articulation formed by the fitting of the crest of one bone into the groove of another. |
| STYLET | • stylet n. An engraving tool, a stylus. • stylet n. (Botany) A style of a plant’s flower. • stylet n. (Surgery) A slender medical probe or device. |
| STYLETS | • stylets n. Plural of stylet. • STYLET n. a small poniard; a stiletto, also STILET. |