First Known Use: circa 1872
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phylogeny
noun phy·log·e·ny \fī-ˈlä-jə-nē\
plural phy·log·e·nies
Definition of PHYLOGENY
1
: the evolutionary history of a kind of organism
2
: the evolution of a genetically related group of organisms as distinguished from the development of the individual organism
3
: the history or course of the development of something (as a word or custom)
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phylogeny
noun phy·log·e·ny \fi-ˈläj-ə-nē\
plural phy·log·e·nies
Medical Definition of PHYLOGENY
1
: the evolutionary history of a kind of organism
2
: the evolution of a genetically related group of organisms as distinguished from the development of the individual organism—called also phylogenesis; compare ontogeny
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