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clade

/kleɪd/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A group of animals or other organisms derived from a common ancestor species.
  2. A higher level grouping of a genetic haplogroup.
  3. To be part of a clade; to form a clade.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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