phylogeny

IPA(Pronunciation)

/faɪˈlɒdʒəni/

Noun

countable uncountable informal

(systematics) The evolutionary history of groups of organisms, such as species or clades. / (systematics, informal) A phylogenetic diagram. / The historical development of a human social or racial group.

Japanese Meaning

生物群（種やクレードなど）の進化的歴史 / 系統発生図（系統樹）のこと（非公式な用法） / 人種または社会集団の歴史的発展

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Researchers reconstructed the phylogeny of island birds to understand how they diversified.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

研究者たちは、島嶼の鳥類の系統発生を再構築して、どのように多様化したかを理解した。

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Sense（1）

(systematics) The evolutionary history of groups of organisms, such as species or clades.

Sense（2）

(systematics, informal) A phylogenetic diagram.

Sense（3）

The historical development of a human social or racial group.

Understanding the phylogeny of this musical group helps us understand its music.

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Sense（4）

The historical development of any thing, idea, etc.

Indeed, in a recent review article, Mithen (2009) traces the phylogeny of human communication […]

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phylogenies

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