POLYPHYLETIC
\pˌɒlɪfa͡ɪlˈɛtɪk], \pˌɒlɪfaɪlˈɛtɪk], \p_ˌɒ_l_ɪ_f_aɪ_l_ˈɛ_t_ɪ_k]\
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Pertaining to, or characterized by, descent from more than one root form, or from many different root forms; polygenetic; -- opposed to monophyletic.
By Oddity Software
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Convergent, as a group; combining characteristics of more than one ancestral type through independent acquisition.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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[Greek] Convergent, as appl. a group; combining characteristics of more than one ancestral type through independent acquisition. (biol.).
By J.H. Kenneth
