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coevolution

coevolution noun: the evolution of organisms of two or more species in which each adapts to changes in the other.

Noun

coevolution (usually uncountable, plural coevolutions)

  1. (usually, evolutionary theory) 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...

Forms of coevolution

pluralcoevolutions
alternative formco-evolution

Origin of coevolution

From co- + evolution.

Questions about coevolution

What does coevolution mean?
Coevolution means the evolution of organisms of two or more species in which each adapts to changes in the other.
What part of speech is coevolution?
Coevolution is a noun.
What is the plural of coevolution?
The plural of coevolution is coevolutions.

Words near coevolution in the dictionary

  1. coevaporating
  2. coevaporation
  3. coevaporations
  4. coevent
  5. coevents
  6. coevolution
  7. coevolutional
  8. coevolutionarily
  9. coevolutionary
  10. coevolutions
  11. coevolutive

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