derived

== English == === Etymology === From derive + -ed. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈɹaɪvd/ Rhymes: -aɪvd === Adjective === 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 ==== Usage notes ==== 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 ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== apomorphy === Verb === derived simple past and past participle of derive