ADJ.
musical
VERB + PHYLOGENY
outdated, recapitulates, understanding
PREP.
with
ADV.
quaintly
noun
The evolutionary history of groups of organisms, such as species or clades.
It was a bestiary more than a hundred years old, its entries organised by a quaintly outdated phylogeny and illustrated with hand-tinted plates.
A phylogenetic diagram.
Holonym: tree of life
The historical development of a human social or racial group.
Understanding the phylogeny of this musical group helps us understand its music.
The historical development of any thing, idea, etc.
Indeed, in a recent review article, Mithen (2009) traces the phylogeny of human communication […]
noun — (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionar
The physical, cultural, moral, or intellectual development of each individual passes through stages similar to the developmental stages of that individual's species, society, or civilization. Not taken literally since the late 19th century.
With reference to seedling stages the statement that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny must be made with great reserve.
It was a bestiary more than a hundred years old, its entries organised by a quaintly outdated phylogeny and illustrated with hand-tinted plates.
WiktionaryHolonym: tree of life
WiktionaryUnderstanding the phylogeny of this musical group helps us understand its music.
WiktionaryOntogeny recapitulates phylogeny.
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