Phylogeny

Definitions

1. The evolutionary history of groups of organisms, such as species or clades.
   countable, uncountable
2. A phylogenetic diagram.
   countable, informal, uncountable
3. The historical development of a human social or racial group.
   countable, uncountable
4. The historical development of any thing, idea, etc.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“It was a bestiary more than a hundred years old, its entries organised by a quaintly outdated phylogeny and illustrated with hand-tinted plates.”

“Holonym: tree of life”

“Understanding the phylogeny of this musical group helps us understand⟳ its music.”

“Indeed, in a recent review⟳ article, Mithen (2009) traces the phylogeny of human communication […]”

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