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polyphyly

set of organisms that do not share an immediate common ancestor
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polyphyly

Summary

polyphyly has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • polyphyly is a type of group[2].
  • polyphyly's Commons category is recorded as Polyphyly[3].
  • polyphyly's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Polyphyly[4].
  • polyphyly's facet of is recorded as phylogenetics[5].
  • polyphyly's different from is recorded as paraphyly[6].

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Definition and Type

polyphyly is a type of group[2].

Why It Matters

polyphyly has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] polyphyly is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_polyphyly_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{polyphyly}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/polyphyly}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 23d ago · Humoyun Qodirov · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → paraphyly
    Topic's main category → Category:Polyphyly
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q12830199 */"
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