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exaptive

exaptive adjective: relating to exaptation.

Adjective

exaptive (comparative more exaptive, superlative most exaptive)

  1. Relating to exaptation.

Forms of exaptive

comparativemore exaptive
superlativemost exaptive

Questions about exaptive

What does exaptive mean?
Exaptive means relating to exaptation.
What part of speech is exaptive?
Exaptive is an adjective.

Words near exaptive in the dictionary

  1. exaptational
  2. exaptations
  3. exaptative
  4. exapted
  5. exapting
  6. exaptive
  7. exapts
  8. exarate
  9. exarated
  10. exaration
  11. exarations

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