NOUN
  • Definition - An approach to biological systematics in which organisms are grouped based upon synapomorphies (shared derived characteristics) only, and not upon symplesiomorphies (shared ancestral characteristics).
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10 Letter Words
cladistics 15
9 Letter Words
cladistic 14
8 Letter Words
dicastic 13 clastics 12 sciatics 12 cladists 11 sadistic 11 silastic 10 dialists 9
7 Letter Words
scaldic 12 ascitic 11 classic 11 clastic 11 clitics 11 sciatic 11 cladist 10 dicasts 10 italics 9 liassic 9 silicas 9 dialist 8 distils 8 sialids 8
6 Letter Words
acidic 11 clitic 10 lactic 10 alcids 9 asdics 9 dicast 9 scalds 9 clasts 8 italic 8 sialic 8 silica 8 ticals 8 distal 7 distil 7 iliads 7 sadist 7 sialid 7 tsadis 7
4 Letter Words
acid 7 cadi 7 cads 7 caid 7 clad 7 disc 7 scad 7 acts 6 asci 6 cals 6 cast 6 cats 6 cist 6 clit 6 lacs 6 laic 6 sacs 6 scat 6 sics 6 talc 6 tics 6 adit 5 aids 5 dais 5 dals 5 dial 5 diss 5 dita 5 dits 5 lads 5 laid 5 lids 5 sadi 5 said 5 sild 5 slid 5 tads 5 ails 4 aits 4 alit 4 alts 4 ilia 4 lass 4 last 4 lati 4 lats 4 lias 4 list 4 lits 4 sail 4
3 Letter Words
cad 6 act 5 cal 5 cat 5 cis 5 lac 5 sac 5 sic 5 tic 5 ads 4 aid 4 dal 4 das 4 dis 4 dit 4 ids 4 lad 4 lid 4 sad 4 tad 4 ail 3 ais 3 ait 3 als 3 alt 3 ass 3 its 3 las 3 lat 3 lis 3 lit 3 sal 3 sat 3 sis 3 sit 3 tas 3 til 3 tis 3
2 Letter Words
ad 3 da 3 id 3 ai 2 al 2 as 2 at 2 is 2 it 2 la 2 li 2 si 2 ta 2 ti 2
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