synchronic

/sɪŋkrˈɑnɪk/

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Adjective
occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase; "recovery was synchronous with therapy"- Jour.A.M.A.; "a synchronous set of clocks"; "the synchronous action of a bird''s wings in flight"; "synchronous oscillations"
Adjective
concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents; "synchronic linguistics"
Adjective Satellite
(of taxa) occurring in the same period of geological time