derived
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
derived (not comparable)
- (systematics) Of, or pertaining to, conditions unique to the descendant species of a clade, and not found in earlier ancestral species.
- (comparable, archaic, taxonomy) Possessing features believed to be more advanced or improved than those other organisms.
- A product of derivation
- The French language is derived from Latin.
Usage notes[edit]
Modern systematics proscribes use of derived to mean "advanced", preferring to use derived to simply mean "changed from the ancestral state" without an evaluation of quality.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
of conditions unique to the descendant species
possessing features believed to be advanced
product of deriving
See also[edit]
Verb[edit]
derived
- simple past and past participle of derive
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