First Known Use: 1881
Dictionary
phyletic
adjective phy·let·ic \fī-ˈle-tik\
Definition of PHYLETIC
: of or relating to evolutionary change in a single line of descent without branching
— phy·let·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Origin of PHYLETIC
International Scientific Vocabulary phyl- + -etic (as in genetic)
Rhymes with PHYLETIC
aesthetic, ascetic, athletic, balletic, bathetic, cometic, cosmetic, eidetic, emetic, frenetic, gametic, genetic, hermetic, limnetic, magnetic, mimetic, noetic, Ossetic, paretic, pathetic, phenetic, phonetic, poetic, prophetic, prosthetic, pyretic, splenetic, syncretic, syndetic, synthetic, tonetic, Venetic
Medical Dictionary
phyletic
adjective phy·let·ic \fī-ˈlet-ik\
Medical Definition of PHYLETIC
: of or relating to the course of evolutionary or phylogenetic development
—phy·let·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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