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apomorphy

[ ap-uh-mawr-fee ]

noun

  1. Biology, Taxonomy. a novel, specialized, unique evolutionary trait that can be taken as definitive of a group or species and its descendants:

    Speech is the trait often considered the apomorphy that unifies humans.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ··ǰ·󾱳 [ap-, uh, -, mawr, -feek], adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of apomorphy1

First recorded in 1965–70; apo- ( def ) + -morph ( def ) + -y 3( def )

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