Synonyms & related words for monophyly

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Words related to monophyly

Explore words related to monophyly — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include monophyletic, cladistic, cladist, polyphyletic, phyletic, phylogenetic, cladism, clade. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does monophyly come from?

The word monophyly breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: mono-, from Greek monos (“single”); phyl, from Greek phylon (“tribe, race, stock”); and -y, from Greek -ia (“state, condition”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.