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mon·o·phy·let·ic

 (mŏn′ō-fī-lĕt′ĭk)
adj.
1. Of or relating to a group of taxa that includes the common ancestor of all the members as well as all descendants of that ancestor.
2. Of or derived from one stock or source.

mon′o·phy·let′ic·al·ly adv.
mon′o·phy′ly (mŏn′ə-fī′lē, mə-nŏf′ə-lē) adv.
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monophyletic

(ˌmɒnəʊfaɪˈlɛtɪk)
adj
1. (Biology) relating to or characterized by descent from a single ancestral group of animals or plants
2. (Biology) (of animals or plants) of or belonging to a single stock
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