paraphylétique
French, adjective\pa.ʁa.fi.le.tik\
paraphylétique is spelled P-A-R-A-P-H-Y-L-É-T-I-Q-U-E (14 letters). Paraphylétique is a French adjective meaning “paraphyletic (excluding some descendants of the most recent common ancestor)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui regroupe une espèce ancestrale et une partie seulement de ses descendants”.
What does paraphylétique mean in English?
adjective
- 1
paraphyletic (excluding some descendants of the most recent common ancestor)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui regroupe une espèce ancestrale et une partie seulement de ses descendants.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of paraphylétique
- paraphylétiques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce paraphylétique?
- \pa.ʁa.fi.le.tik\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to paraphylétique
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.