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phenetics

noun plural but singular in construction phe·net·ics \-tiks\

Definition of PHENETICS

:  a system of biological classification based on phenetic methods
phe·net·i·cist \-ˈne-tə-sist\ noun
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First Known Use of PHENETICS

circa 1960

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