adjective🔗ShareParaphylétiqueOf 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. "Le groupe d'étudiants étudiant l'histoire est paraphylétique, car il exclut tous les étudiants qui étudient des matières connexes comme la science politique.biologyorganismgroupsciencenatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading