cladistics

cla·dis·tics

 (klə-dĭs′tĭks)

n. (used with a sing. verb)

A system of classification based on the presumed phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history of groups of organisms.

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cla·dis′tic, cla·dis′ti·cal adj.

cla·dis′ti·cal·ly adv.

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cladistics

(kləˈdɪstɪks)

n

(Biology) (functioning as singular) biology a method of grouping animals that makes use of lines of descent rather than structural similarities

[C20: New Latin, from Greek klādos branch, shoot]

cladism n

cladist n

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cla•dis•tics

(kləˈdɪs tɪks)

n. (used with a pl. v.)

1. a system of classification of organisms based on the branchings of clades.

2. the study of such systems.

[1965–70]

clad•ist (ˈklæd ɪst) n.

cla•dis′tic, adj.

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Noun

1.

cladistics - a system of biological taxonomy based on the quantitative analysis of comparative data and used to reconstruct cladograms summarizing the (assumed) phylogenetic relations and evolutionary history of groups of organisms cladistic analysis taxonomy - (biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification

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cladistique