Adjective
Pertaining to, or characterized by, descent from more than one root form, or from many different root forms; polygenetic; -- opposed to monophyletic.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIn modern formal classifications, the term is considered obsolete; the microorganisms previously included in the Infusoria are mostly assigned to the kingdom Protista which itself is a polyphyletic assemblage of groups. Source: Internet
He also suggested that machaeridians might be polyphyletic, but machaerdians are a well defined group with a number of shared characters and morphological gradations between all three families. Source: Internet
It has been suggested that zebras are polyphyletic and that striped equids evolved more than once. Source: Internet
Kalaharia, Volkameria, Ovieda, and Tetraclea have been segregated from a formerly polyphyletic Clerodendrum. Source: Internet
Not paraphyly * Amphibious fish are polyphyletic, not paraphyletic. Source: Internet
Several of these genera may be polyphyletic and may need further division. citation The origins of genus Leishmania itself are unclear. citation citation One theory proposes an African origin, with migration to the Americas. Source: Internet