plesiomorph

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

plesio- +‎ -morph

Noun[edit]

plesiomorph (plural plesiomorphs)

  1. (taxonomy) An organism which represents a primitive state of evolution relative to another organism.

Derived terms[edit]

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