Coevolution
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Coevolution is a noun meaning (ecology, evolutionary theory) The evolution of organisms of two or more species in which each adapts to changes in the other.
Meaning
(ecology, evolutionary theory) The evolution of organisms of two or more species in which each adapts to changes in the other.
Example Sentences
These species breed in a variety of both terrestrial and marine snails, although there is no obvious pattern of coevolution.
Word Forms
- coevolutions
- co-evolution
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pathogen, parasite, co-evolution, ecoevolution, bioevolution, adaptation.
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