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Re: Holtz v. Sereno???
In a message dated 95-11-07 11:47:26 EST, ornstn@inforamp.net (Ronald
Orenstein) writes:
>>In a message dated 95-11-06 23:10:19 EST, tuckr@digital.net writes:
>>
>>>> polytomy
>>>
>>
>>An unresolved node with more than two branches in a cladogram, as when a
>>parent species gives rise to three or more daughter species but we can't
>tell
>>the order in which the daughter species arose.
>>
>>
>
>I thought it meant "owning a lot of big, heavy books".
>--
Another definition might be: Something the parrot said, as in "Polly tol'
me!"