Noun

1. A group of animals or other organisms derived from a common ancestor species.

   The clade containing humans and chimps is smaller than that containing humans, chimps and fireflies

   The clade Dinosauria includes all dinosaurs as well the birds, which are descended from the dinosaurs.

2. A higher level grouping of a genetic haplogroup.

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See also

• class
• family
• genus
• kingdom
• order
• phylum
• species
• taxonomy