Associations to the word «Clade»

Wiktionary

CLADE, noun. (systematics) A group of animals or other organisms derived from a common ancestor species.
CLADE, noun. (genetics) A higher level grouping of a genetic haplogroup.

Dictionary definition

CLADE, noun. A group of biological taxa or species that share features inherited from a common ancestor.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats