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Meaning of cladogram | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A branching treelike graphical representation of the phylogenetic relationships between organisms showing which taxa have branched from common ancestors.
  2. A phylogenetic tree that is strictly the outcome of a cladistic analysis.

Equivalents

Español cladograma
Français cladogramme
日本語 クラドグラム
Português cladograma
Русский кладограмма

Examples

“Hard though it may seem to associate avian elegance with cumbersome and ferocious behemoths this was the story told by the cladograms, revealed by interpreting the bones of the famous old bird Archaeopteryx unfettered by preconceived notions.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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