preadaptive en · ADJ
Etymology
From pre- + adaptive.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Serving as an adaptation for something to occur in the future.
The pelvic modifications were associated with changes which were not primarily concerned with locomotion, but which rendered the pelvis preadaptive for erect posture.
1987, John G. Fleagle, Primate Evolution and Human Origins, page 264: