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Clade

/kleɪd/

A group of animals or other organisms derived from a common ancestor species.

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📖 Definitions of "Clade"

noun

1
A group of animals or other organisms derived from a common ancestor species.
2
A higher level grouping of a genetic haplogroup.

verb

1
To be part of a clade; to form a clade.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Clade"

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Word	Definition
monophyletic	(biology) Descending from a single ancestral species.
variantnoun	Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.
alternativenoun	A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities.
optionnoun	One of a set of choices that can be made.
animalnoun	(sciences) Any member of the kingdom Animalia of multicellular organisms that are usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants and fungi) and which derive energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (further distinguishing them from plants).
stirpsnoun	A branch of a family.
cladidnoun	(zoology) Any member of the Cladida parvclass of crinoids.
subfamilynoun	(taxonomy) A taxonomic category ranking between a family and a genus; formerly called a tribe.
craniatenoun	(zoology) Any member of the clade Craniata, having bony skulls.
subspeciesnoun	(taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below species.
supertribenoun	(taxonomy) one of the ranks used in classifying animal life forms; a supertribe is more specific than a subfamily and more general than a tribe
mammaliaformnoun	(biology) Any mammal or related animal of the clade Mammaliaformes
zootaxynoun	The scientific classification of animals.
taxocenenoun	A taxonomically related set of species within a community.
cladotheriannoun	Synonym of cladothere.
conspeciesnoun	(zoology) A subspecies or variety.
dinosauriannoun	Of, like, or pertaining to a dinosaur.
scalidophorannoun	Any organism of the clade Scalidophora.
dinosaurnoun	(sciences) Any of the animals belonging to the clade Dinosauria, especially those that existed during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are now extinct.
submembernoun	A member of a subordinate group, taxon etc.