apomorphic

Adjective

 * 1)  Distinguishing an organism or taxon from others that share the same ancestor
 * The possession of cilia is an apomorphic trait of this family.
 * 1)  Distinguished by such characteristics
 * The genus is highly apomorphic.

Coordinate terms

 * plesiomorphic

Derived terms

 * apomorphically

Related terms

 * anapomorphic

Translations

 * Portuguese: apomórfico