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koinophilia

koinophilia noun: an evolutionary hypothesis proposing that, during sexual selection, animals preferentially seek mates with a minimum of unusual or mutant features.

Noun

koinophilia (uncountable)

  1. An evolutionary hypothesis proposing that, during sexual selection, animals preferentially seek mates with a minimum of unusual or mutant features.

Origin of koinophilia

Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, “common, general”), and -philia.

Questions about koinophilia

What does koinophilia mean?
Koinophilia means an evolutionary hypothesis proposing that, during sexual selection, animals preferentially seek mates with a minimum of unusual or mutant features.
What part of speech is koinophilia?
Koinophilia is a noun.

Words near koinophilia in the dictionary

  1. koinomatter
  2. koinon
  3. koinonia
  4. koinonias
  5. koinons
  6. koinophilia
  7. koinophobia
  8. koiné
  9. koinéisation
  10. koinéisations
  11. koinéization

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