Phys′i‐oph″y‐ly (?), n. [Gr. φύσισ nature + � a clan.] (Biol.) The tribal history of the functions, or the history of the paleontological development of vital activities, — being a branch of phylogeny. See Morphophyly. Haeckel.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.