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| cla·dis·tics [ klə dístiks ] |
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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
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 cla·dis·tic adjective |
| cla·dis·ti·cal·ly adverb |
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