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preadaptation

pre·ad·ap·ta·tion
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pree-ad-uh p-tey-shuh n]
    • /ˌpri æd əpˈteɪ ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pree-ad-uh p-tey-shuh n]
    • /ˌpri æd əpˈteɪ ʃən/

Definitions of preadaptation word

  • noun preadaptation a structure or property that developed in an ancestral stock and was useful in a descendant in a changed environment. 1
  • noun preadaptation the possession by a species or other group of characteristics that may favour survival in a changed environment, such as the limblike fins of crossopterygian fishes, which are preadaptation to terrestrial life 0
  • noun preadaptation the possession of certain characteristics by an organism which make it more adaptable to a future environmental change than similar organisms are 0

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Origin of preadaptation

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; pre- + adaptation

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Parts of speech for Preadaptation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

preadaptation popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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