paraphyly
/ˈparəˌfʌɪli/Taxonomy
noun
The state of being paraphyletic; paraphyletic development of a taxon or group.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in Systematic Zoology. From para- + -phyly, after paraphyletic.
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