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cospecializing

cospecializing is the present participle and gerund of cospecialize.

Meaning of cospecialize

Verb

cospecialize (third-person singular simple present cospecializes, present participle cospecializing, simple past and past participle cospecialized)

  1. To specialize jointly.
    • Because the simultaneous transfer of pollen and gathering of food are extremely important activities for the survival of the plant and the pollinator, respectively, evolution has tended to cospecialize their roles.1984, Kenneth D. Johnson, David Rayle, Lee Wedberg, Biology: An Introduction, page 241

Questions about cospecializing

What is cospecializing the present participle and gerund of?
Cospecializing is the present participle and gerund of cospecialize.

Words near cospecializing in the dictionary

  1. cospatial
  2. cospatially
  3. cospecialize
  4. cospecialized
  5. cospecializes
  6. cospecializing
  7. cospeciate
  8. cospeciated
  9. cospeciating
  10. cospeciation
  11. cospeciations

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