Inflected forms: pl. phy·log·e·nies 1. The evolutionary development and history of a species or higher taxonomic grouping of organisms. Also called phylogenesis. 2. The evolutionary development of an organ or other part of an organism: the phylogeny of the amphibian intestinal tract.3. The historical development of a tribe or racial group.
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lon, race, class; see phylum + –geny.
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