Meaning of Polyphyletic

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Polyphyletic

1. 1
   a.

   Pertaining to, or characterized by, descent from more than one root form, or from many different root forms; polygenetic; -- opposed to monophyletic.

2. 2
   a.

   Pertaining to, or characterized by, descent from more than one root form, or from many different root forms; polygenetic; -- opposed to monophyletic.