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sexual selection

sexual selection noun: a type of natural selection where members of the sexes acquire distinct forms either because the members of one sex choose mates with particular features or because in the competition for mates among the members of one sex only those with certain traits succeed.

Noun

sexual selection (countable and uncountable, plural sexual selections)

  1. (evolutionary theory) A type of natural selection where members of the sexes acquire distinct forms either because the members of one sex choose mates with particular features or because in the competition for mates among the members of one sex only those with certain traits succeed.

sexual selection meaning in Tamil

sexual selection in Tamil

பாற்றேர்வு, இலிங்கத்தேர்வு, கல்வித் தேர்வு, புணர்ச்சித் தேர்வு

Forms of sexual selection

pluralsexual selections

Origin of sexual selection

Coined by Charles Darwin in his work The Descent of Man (1871).

Questions about sexual selection

What does sexual selection mean?
Sexual selection means a type of natural selection where members of the sexes acquire distinct forms either because the members of one sex choose mates with particular features or because in the competition for mates among the members of one sex only those with certain traits succeed.
What is sexual selection in Tamil?
Sexual selection in Tamil is பாற்றேர்வு, இலிங்கத்தேர்வு, கல்வித் தேர்வு. See Sexual selection meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sexual selection?
Sexual selection is a noun.
What is the plural of sexual selection?
The plural of sexual selection is sexual selections.

Words near sexual selection in the dictionary

  1. sexual relation
  2. sexual relations
  3. sexual reproduction
  4. sexual revolution
  5. sexual revolutions
  6. sexual selection
  7. sexual selections
  8. sexual slavery
  9. sexual tension
  10. sexual tensions
  11. sexual union

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sexual selection (page history and authors); sexual selection (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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