phylogenesis

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms

Etymology

Borrowed from German Phylogenese, coined by Ernst Haeckel in 1866. By surface analysis, phylo- + -genesis.

In classic literature

Synonyms

evolution, organic evolution, phylogeny

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