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phyletic (adj.)

"racial, pertaining to a race or tribe or phylum," 1873, probably coined in German, from Greek phyletikos "of one's tribe," from phyletēs "fellow tribesman," from phylē "a tribe" (see phylo-). Related: Phyletically.

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Definitions of phyletic from WordNet

phyletic (adj.)
of or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms;
Synonyms: phylogenetic
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