clade

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kleɪd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(klād)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
clade  (klād),USA pronunciation n. [Biol.]
  1. Biologya taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
  • Greek kládos branch
  • 1957

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
clade /kleɪd/ n
  1. a group of organisms considered as having evolved from a common ancestor
Etymology: 20th Century: from Greek klados branch, shoot

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