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Re:There’s no such thing as a tree (phylogenetically) by Areibman on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @01:54AM (#29634731)
The term for these sorts of categories is called "Wastebin Taxon"
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Re:There’s no such thing as a tree (phylogenetically) by DarylZero on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @09:07AM (#29637484)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wastebasket_taxon
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Re:There’s no such thing as a tree (phylogenetically) by t786342723 on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @04:08AM (#29635478)
The posh word is "polyphyletic"
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Re:There’s no such thing as a tree (phylogenetically) by yesenadam on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @02:05AM (#29634799)
That's pretty much a worse than pointless comment, isn't it, without some reason/justification supporting it. The wiki page for the term in question begins "Wastebasket taxon (also called a wastebin taxon, dustbin taxon or catch-all taxon)", so it does seem there's no one correct term.
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