phylogenetic

1. 1.

   of or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms

   “phylogenetic development”

   Synonymsphyletic

Questions about phylogenetic

What does phylogenetic mean?

phylogenetic means "of or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms".

How many syllables are in phylogenetic?

phylogenetic has 5 syllables: phy-lo-ge-ne-tic. The stress falls on "ne".

What is another word for phylogenetic?

Close synonyms include phyletic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is phylogenetic a common word?

phylogenetic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.