adjective🔗ShareParaphyletischOf a defined group of taxa, not including all descendants of the most recent common ancestor of all members."The group of students studying history is paraphyletic, as it excludes all the students who are studying related subjects like political science. "Die Gruppe von Studenten, die Geschichte studieren, ist paraphyletisch, da sie alle Studenten ausschließt, die verwandte Fächer wie Politikwissenschaft studieren.biologyorganismgroupsciencenatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading