phylogenetically

1. 1.

   with regard to phylogeny

   “a phylogenetically primitive part of the brain”

Questions about phylogenetically

What does phylogenetically mean?

phylogenetically means "with regard to phylogeny".

How many syllables are in phylogenetically?

phylogenetically has 7 syllables: phy-lo-ge-ne-ti-cal-ly. The stress falls on "ti".

Is phylogenetically a common word?

phylogenetically 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.