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 and divides as phy-lo-ge-ne-tic under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

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.