coevolution en · NOUN
Etymology
From co- + evolution.
Meanings
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(qualifier:evolutionary theory, uncountable, usually) The evolution of organisms of two or more species in which each adapts to changes in the other.
These species breed in a variety of both terrestrial and marine snails, although there is no obvious pattern of coevolution.
2005, “Revision of New World Species of Shore Fly Genus Discomyza Meigen (Diptera: Ephydridae)”, in Annals of the Entomological Society of America^(http://dx.doi.org/10.1603/0013-8746(2005)098%5B0431:RONWSO%5D2.0.CO;2), volume 98, number 4, page 431:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| coevolutions | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| co-evolution | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
coevolutionary · coevolve · evolutionary arms race
Translations (5)
fi koevoluutio (evolution featuring mutual adaptation) · pt coevolução (evolution featuring mutual adaptation) · pl koewolucja (evolution featuring mutual adaptation) · cs koevoluce (evolution featuring mutual adaptation) · fr coévolution (evolution featuring mutual adaptation)