C2 noun #93,834 most common

clade

UK /kleɪd/ | US /kleɪd/

A group of animals or other organisms derived from a common ancestor species.

clade in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) A group of animals or other organisms derived from a common ancestor species.
  • (noun) A higher level grouping of a genetic haplogroup.
  • (verb) To be part of a clade; to form a clade.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun A group of animals or other organisms derived from a common ancestor species.
  2. 2
    noun A higher level grouping of a genetic haplogroup.
  3. 3
    verb To be part of a clade; to form a clade.
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