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clad (1)
clad (2)
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Claddagh ring
cladding
clade
cladist
cladistics
clado-
cladoceran
cladode
cladogenesis
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cladophyll
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cladistics

cla·dis·tics [ klə dístiks ]


noun 
Definition:
 
classification based on common ancestry: a system of biological classification that groups organisms on the basis of their observed shared characteristics in order to deduce the common ancestors ( takes a singular verb )


cla·dis·tic adjective
cla·dis·ti·cal·ly adverb
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