phenetics

== English == === Etymology === From phenetic + -s. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fəˈnɛtɪks/, /fɛˈ-/ Rhymes: -ɛtɪks === Noun === phenetics (uncountable) (systematics) A form of numerical systematics in which organisms are grouped based upon the total or relative number of shared characteristics. ==== Synonyms ==== (form of numerical systematics): taximetrics, taxometrics ==== Related terms ==== phenetician pheneticism pheneticist phylophenetics === See also === cladistics