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monophyletic
mon·o·phy·let·ic [ mònnō fī léttik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
with common ancestor: describes a group of plants or animals that are descended from a single stock or ancestral form

mon·o·phy·let·ic·al·ly adverb
mon·o·phy·let·ism [ mònnō flə tìzzəm ] noun
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