phylotype

== English == === Etymology === From phylo- + type. === Noun === phylotype (plural phylotypes) A proposed stage in the development of an embryo at which those characteristics of a particular phylum develop. The pharyngula stage of vertebrates. (microbiology, taxonomy) A phenetic grouping. ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === phylotype (third-person singular simple present phylotypes, present participle phylotyping, simple past and past participle phylotyped) To describe and categorise such phenetic groups.