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Cormophylogeny

02323 Cor`mo*phy*log"e*ny (k?r`m?-f?-l?j"?-n?), n. [Gr. trunk of a tree + E. phylogeny.] (Biol.) The phylogeny of groups or families of individuals.Haeckel.
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02323 Cor*dil"ler*a (k?r-d?l"l?r-?; Sp. k?r`d?-ly?"r?), n. [Sp., fr. OSp. cordilla, cordiella, dim. of cuerda a rope, string. See Cord.] (Geol.) A mountain ridge or chain. note &hand; Cordillera is sometimes applied, in geology, to the system of mountain chains near the border of a continent; thus, the western cordillera of North America in the United States includes the Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada, Coast and Cascade ranges. /note