Meaning
A group of animals or other organisms derived from a common ancestor species.
Etymology
Origin: Ancient Greek
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κλάδος (kládos, “shoot, branch”). Coined by British evolutionary biologist, philosopher, author Julian Huxley in 1957 in a paper titled The Three Types of Evolutionary Process in Nature. Doublet of cladus and possibly holt.
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 5 recorded puzzles: