# primitive

> (of a lineage or taxon) one that is inherited from the common ancestor of a clade (or clade group) and has undergone little change since

**Wikidata**: [Q7243545](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7243545)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primitive_(phylogenetics))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/primitive-q7243545