Heterophyletic

/ˌhɛt.ə.roʊ.faɪˈlɛt.ɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or resulting from heterophylesis; derived from different evolutionary lineages or ancestral species.

Etymology

From heterophylesis + -ic. Used in comparative biology and evolutionary studies to describe organisms that diverged from different ancestral sources.

Kelly Says

Heterophyletic groups are scientifically 'fake' families—organisms that look similar because they independently evolved similar traits from different ancestors! Bat wings and bird wings are heterophyletic solutions to flying.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የተለያዩ ዝንብ
ye-te-le-ya-yu zin-b
ARالعربية
متشكل هتروفيليتيك
mu-ta-sha-kul he-te-ro-fi-li-ti-k
BNবাংলা
বিভিন্ন পত্রীয়
bi-bhin-no pat-ree-y
CACatalà
heterofil
he-te-ro-fil
CSČeština
heterofilní
he-te-ro-fi-l-ni
DADansk
heterofyl
he-te-ro-fil
DEDeutsch
heterophyletisch
he-te-ro-fi-le-ti-sch
ELΕλληνικά
ετεροφυλής
e-te-ro-fi-lis
ESEspañol
heterofilético
e-te-ro-fi-le-ti-ko
FAفارسی
هتروفیلیتی
he-tro-fi-li-ti
FISuomi
heterofylli
he-te-ro-fi-lli
FRFrançais
hétérophyllétique
e-te-ro-fi-le-ti-k
GUGU
વિવિધ પત્રીય
vi-vi-dh pat-ree-y
HAHA
heterofil
he-te-ro-fil
HEעברית
הטרופילטי
he-tro-fil-ti
HIहिन्दी
विविध-पत्ती
vi-vidh-pat-tee
HUMagyar
heterofil
he-te-ro-fil
IDBahasa Indonesia
heterofil
he-te-ro-fil
IGIG
heterophyletic
he-te-ro-fi-le-ti-k
ITItaliano
eterofilético
e-te-ro-fi-le-ti-ko
JA日本語
異形系統 (いけいせいこう)
i-kei-sei-kou
KKKK
heterofil
he-te-ro-fil
KMKM
異形 (異形)
i-saeng
KO한국어
이형계통 (이형계통)
i-hyeong-gye-tong
MRMR
विविधपत्री
vi-vi-dh-pat-ree
MSBahasa Melayu
heterofil
he-te-ro-fil
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းကျွမ်း
pyawng-kywun
NLNederlands
heterofyletisch
he-te-ro-fi-le-tisch
NONorsk
heterofil
he-te-ro-fil
PAPA
heterofil
he-te-ro-fil
PLPolski
heterofilny
he-te-ro-fil-ny
PTPortuguês
heterofilético
e-te-ro-fi-le-ti-ko
RORomână
heterofil
he-te-ro-fil
RUРусский
гетерофилетический
ge-te-ro-fi-le-ti-ches-kiy
SVSvenska
heterofyl
he-te-ro-fil
SWKiswahili
heterofil
he-te-ro-fil
TAதமிழ்
பல வகை இலை
pa-la va-kai i-lai
TEతెలుగు
వివిధ పత్రి
vi-vi-dha pat-ri
THไทย
異形 (อิสระ)
i-saeng
TLTL
heterofil
he-te-ro-fil
TRTürkçe
heterofil
he-te-ro-fil
UKУкраїнська
гетерофілетний
he-te-ro-fi-let-nyy
URاردو
متشكل ہتروفیلیٹک
mu-ta-sha-kul he-te-ro-fi-li-tik
VITiếng Việt
hétérophyllétique
e-te-ro-fi-le-ti-k
YOYO
heterofil
he-te-ro-fil
ZH中文
异形演化 (yìxíng yánhuà)
yi-xing-yan-hua
ZUZU
heterofil
he-te-ro-fil

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