phyletic

phy·let·ic

adj \fī-ˈle-tik\

Definition of PHYLETIC

: of or relating to evolutionary change in a single line of descent without branching

— phy·let·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Origin of PHYLETIC

International Scientific Vocabulary phyl- + -etic (as in genetic)

First Known Use: 1881

Rhymes with PHYLETIC

aesthetic, ascetic, athletic, balletic, bathetic, cometic, cosmetic, eidetic, emetic, frenetic, gametic, genetic, hermetic, limnetic, magnetic, mimetic, noetic, Ossetic, paretic, pathetic, phenetic, phonetic, poetic, prophetic, prosthetic, pyretic, splenetic, syncretic, syndetic, synthetic, tonetic, Venetic