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convergent evolution

convergent evolution
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /kənˈvɜr dʒənt ˌe-və-ˈlü-shən, ˌē-və-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /kənˈvɜr dʒənt ˌe-və-ˈlü-shən, ˌē-və-/

Definitions of convergent evolution words

  • noun convergent evolution the evolutionary development of a superficial resemblance between unrelated animals that occupy a similar environment, as in the evolution of wings in birds and bats 3
  • noun convergent evolution the appearance of apparently similar structures in organisms of different lines of descent. 1
  • noun convergent evolution (biology) A trait of evolution in which species acquire similar properties because of their advantageousness. 0
See all 3 definitions of convergent evolution

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Origin of convergent evolution

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Convergent evolution

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convergent evolution popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for convergent evolution

noun convergent evolution

  • convergence — The convergence of different ideas, groups, or societies is the process by which they stop being different and become more similar.
  • parallel evolution — the independent development of closely corresponding adaptive features in two or more groups of organisms that occupy different but equivalent habitats, as marsupial mammals in Australia and placental mammals on other continents.
  • speciation — the formation of new species as a result of geographic, physiological, anatomical, or behavioral factors that prevent previously interbreeding populations from breeding with each other.
All 3 Synonyms of convergent evolution

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