Basal and Primitive

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Basal

Basal adjective - Of or relating to the simplest facts or theories of a subject.
Usage example: she clearly lacked even a basal familiarity with the topic
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Primitive and basal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Primitive" instead an adjective "Basal".
Nearby Word: base

Primitive

Primitive adjective - Belonging to or characteristic of an early level of skill or development.
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Basal and primitive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Basal" instead an adjective "Primitive".
Nearby Word: primitively

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  • Unlike the latest two, Cymbospondylus was one of the most basal ichthyosaurs known, being similar to a mosasaur, with only a hint of caudal fin and a very elongated body: it may have even been too primitive to be an ichthyosaur proper.
    Source: Useful Notes / Prehistoric Life - Non-Dinosaurian Reptiles
  • Science Marches On For starters, Eoraptor probably isn't a theropod after all, but a primitive saurischian basal to the sauropod-theropod split.
    Source: Science Marches On
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