Dictionary Entry
clade
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/klayd/Word FrequencyNot availableCurriculum FrequencyEmerging (0)A branch on the tree of life that contains an ancestor and every descendant that came from it.
In a Sentence
“All mammals, from bats to whales, belong to the same clade because they share a common ancestor.”
Origin
From Greek klados 'branch, shoot'
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