phylogeny

English

Etymology

phylo- +‎ -geny

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /faɪˈlɒdʒəni/
(US, Canada) IPA^(key): /faɪˈlɑdʒəni/

Noun

phylogeny (plural phylogenies)

(systematics) The evolutionary history of groups of organisms, such as species or clades.
(systematics, informal) A phylogenetic diagram.
The historical development of a human social or racial group.
Understanding the phylogeny of this musical group helps us understand its music.
The historical development of any thing, idea, etc.
- 2010, The Journey of Child Development →ISBN:
  Indeed, in a recent review article, Mithen (2009) traces the phylogeny of human communication […]

Synonyms

phylogenesis

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

evolutionary history of an organism

Catalan: filogènia f
Czech: fylogeneze (cs) f
Dutch: fylogenie f
Finnish: lajinkehitys
French: phylogénie (fr) f
German: Phylogenie (de) f
Irish: fíligineacht f

Italian: filogenesi (it), filogenia
Portuguese: filogenia (pt)
Russian: филоге́ния (ru) f (filogénija), филогене́тика (ru) f (filogenɛ́tika)
Serbo-Croatian: filogénija (sh) f
Spanish: filogenia f
Swedish: fylogeni (sv) c
Tagalog: lipmulaan

See also

ontogeny

Further reading

phylogeny in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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