Phylogeny — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/faɪlˈɑːdʒɛni/

🇬🇧British English

/faɪlˈɒdʒɛni/

🇮🇳Indian English

/faɪlˈɒdʒɛni/

4 syllables Say it as /faɪlˈɑːdʒɛni/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

evolution phylogenesis organic evolution

Word Forms

evolutionary	adjective	of or relating to or produced by evolution
evolve	verb	gain through experience
phylogenetic	adjective	of or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Phylogenie

(Biologie) die Abfolge von Ereignissen, die an der evolutionären Entwicklung einer Art oder taxonomischen Gruppe von Organismen beteiligt sind

🇫🇷French

phylogénie

(biologie) séquence d'événements impliqués dans le développement évolutif d'une espèce ou d'un groupe taxonomique d'organismes

🇪🇸Spanish

filogenia

(biología) la secuencia de eventos involucrados en el desarrollo evolutivo de una especie o grupo taxonómico de organismos

🇮🇹Italian

filogenesi

(biologia) la sequenza di eventi coinvolti nello sviluppo evolutivo di una specie o di un gruppo tassonomico di organismi

🇳🇱Dutch

fylogenie

🇵🇹Portuguese

filogenia

(biologia) a sequência de eventos envolvidos no desenvolvimento evolutivo de uma espécie ou grupo taxonômico de organismos

🇷🇺Russian

филогения

(биология) последовательность событий, участвующих в эволюционном развитии вида или таксономической группы организмов.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फिलोजेनी

🇧🇩Bengali

ফাইলোজেনি

🇮🇳Tamil

பைலோஜெனி

(உயிரியல்) ஒரு இனத்தின் பரிணாம வளர்ச்சியில் ஈடுபட்டுள்ள நிகழ்வுகளின் வரிசை அல்லது உயிரினங்களின் வகைபிரித்தல் குழு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫైలోజెని

🇮🇳Marathi

फायलोजेनी

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફાયલોજેની

(બાયોલોજી) પ્રજાતિના ઉત્ક્રાંતિ વિકાસમાં સામેલ ઘટનાઓનો ક્રમ અથવા સજીવોના વર્ગીકરણ જૂથ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫೈಲೋಜೆನಿ

(ಜೀವಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ) ಒಂದು ಜಾತಿಯ ಅಥವಾ ಜೀವಿಗಳ ವರ್ಗೀಕರಣದ ಗುಂಪಿನ ವಿಕಾಸಾತ್ಮಕ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಘಟನೆಗಳ ಅನುಕ್ರಮ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫൈലോജെനി

(ജീവശാസ്ത്രം) ഒരു സ്പീഷീസ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ടാക്സോണമിക് ജീവികളുടെ പരിണാമ വികാസത്തിൽ ഉൾപ്പെട്ട സംഭവങ്ങളുടെ ക്രമം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

系统发育

（生物学）涉及物种或生物分类群进化发展的事件序列

🇯🇵Japanese

系統発生

(生物学) 生物の種または分類学的グループの進化的発展に関与する一連の出来事

🇰🇷Korean

계통발생

(생물학) 유기체의 종 또는 분류학적 그룹의 진화적 발달과 관련된 일련의 사건

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phát sinh loài

(sinh học) chuỗi các sự kiện liên quan đến sự phát triển tiến hóa của một loài hoặc nhóm sinh vật phân loại

🇹🇭Thai

สายวิวัฒนาการ

(ชีววิทยา) ลำดับของเหตุการณ์ที่เกี่ยวข้องกับการพัฒนาเชิงวิวัฒนาการของสายพันธุ์หรือกลุ่มอนุกรมวิธานของสิ่งมีชีวิต

🇮🇩Indonesian

filogeni

(Biologi) urutan peristiwa yang terlibat dalam perkembangan evolusi suatu spesies atau kelompok taksonomi organisme

🇲🇾Malay

filogeni

(biologi) urutan peristiwa yang terlibat dalam perkembangan evolusi spesies atau kumpulan taksonomi organisma

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نسالة

(علم الأحياء) تسلسل الأحداث المرتبطة بالتطور التطوري لنوع ما أو مجموعة تصنيفية من الكائنات الحية

🇮🇷Persian

فیلوژنی

(زیست شناسی) توالی وقایع دخیل در رشد تکاملی یک گونه یا گروه طبقه بندی از موجودات

🇹🇷Turkish

soyoluş

(biyoloji) bir türün veya taksonomik organizma grubunun evrimsel gelişiminde yer alan olaylar dizisi

🇮🇱Hebrew

תוֹלְדוֹת הַגֶזַע

(ביולוגיה) רצף האירועים המעורבים בהתפתחות האבולוציונית של מין או קבוצה טקסונומית של אורגניזמים

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