apomorphic.
Of a characteristic, distinguishing an organism or taxon from others that share the same ancestor.
Meaning & usage
Of a characteristic, distinguishing an organism or taxon from others that share the same ancestor.
The possession of cilia is an apomorphic trait of this family.
Of a taxon, distinguished by such characteristics.
The genus is highly apomorphic.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Hellenic *apó Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-)bor. English apo- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)bor. English -morphy English apomorphy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English apomorphic From apomorphy + -ic.
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