adjective
- of or relating to cladistics, a method of biological classification that groups organisms based on shared evolutionary ancestry and common descent
Usage: technical; biology
Examples
- The cladistic approach has revolutionized how scientists organize the tree of life.
- Cladistic analysis relies on identifying shared derived characteristics among species.
- Modern taxonomy increasingly uses cladistic methods rather than older classification systems.
- The cladistic framework groups birds and dinosaurs together based on their common ancestor.
- Cladistic studies have revealed surprising evolutionary relationships between organisms.