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countable and uncountable, plural phylogenies
(systematics) The evolutionary history of groups of organisms, such as species or clades. quotations examples
It was a bestiary more than a hundred years old, its entries organised by a quaintly outdated phylogeny and illustrated with hand-tinted plates.
2022, Paul McAuley, Beyond the Burn Line, Gollancz, page 43
(systematics, informal) A phylogenetic diagram. examples
The historical development of a human social or racial group. examples
The historical development of any thing, idea, etc. quotations examples
Indeed, in a recent review article, Mithen (2009) traces the phylogeny of human communication […]
2010, The Journey of Child Development