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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

  • apomorphic 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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