preadaptation en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Medieval Latin adaptātiōbor. French adaptationbor. English adaptation English preadaptation From pre- + adaptation.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) An adaptation that evolved in an ancestral population, in which it served a different function
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| preadaptations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |